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Season 2 Episode 15 | 3m 18s
There's a chemical arms race going on in the Sonoran Desert between a highly venomous scorpion and a particularly ferocious mouse. The outcome of their battle may one day change the way doctors treat pain in people.
Aired: 08/08/16
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