Tag: venom
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A Tale of Toxineering & Tarantulas
Sofia Perez The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in Kings’ palaces. Proverbs 30:28 After defending the bad press snakes get in Western culture and highlighting the potential their venom offers the field of medicine, I was struck by a dagger of guilt. More than 220,000 species- or approximately 15% of all animal…
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Life, Death & Drugs: Why We Need Venom In Medicine
By Sofia Perez Once bitten by a snake, one is scared all his life at the mere sight of a rope. Chinese Proverb There is something deliciously poetic about using an agent of death to heal. I fell in love with the idea recently, a seductive tango between danger and relief. Venom- a killer and…