Honeybee venom shows promise in fighting aggressive breast cancer

Scientists in Australia found that honeybee venom can kill certain types of breast cancer cells in a lab.

They used venom from honeybees and bumblebees and found that a special part of the venom, called melittin, can stop cancer cells from growing.

This is exciting because these types of breast cancer are very hard to treat.

The venom killed the cancer cells quickly and didn't hurt healthy cells much.

But, the scientists say we need more studies before this can be used to treat people.

They also found that a man-made version of melittin works just as well as the natural one.