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The venom of these desert reptiles hurts like crazy, but it also inspired medications like Ozempic
a lot of different snake venom has been used," Dr. Dan Quan said. Dr. Quan is an Emergency Physician and Medical Toxicologist at Valleywise. He said research regarding Gila monster venom done many ...
On a Mission to Heal Gila Monsters
The discovery of this hormone paved the way for Ozempic, making the Gila monster an enormously profitable gift to modern ...
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Gila monster: meet the lizard whose venomous bite is saving lives
The Gila monster's bite may be agonising ... People in ancient India, for example, were always exposed to snake venoms, and snake venoms do biological stuff. 'So there has always been an interest to ...