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One snake’s prey is another’s poison: Scientists pinpoint genetics of extreme resistance

Scientists have found that the ancestors of garter snakes gained toxin-resistant nerves almost 40 million years ago. Strange & Offbeat: Fossils & Ruins News — ScienceDaily

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Smooth hunters: How environmental awareness helped the Bushmen to poison their game

Being responsible for providing their food straight from nature, the San tribes, also called Bushmen, have quickly found ways to evolve their hunting methods. It is assumed that it did not take long between the adoption of bowhunting and the … Continue reading

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Pain relievers by potent poison Gastropoda

IMG title=”” alt=”” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wpid-4ae1581f099141e97d9bf405d9b84a2e.jpg” IMG class=”hide” alt=”Analgesici da potente veleno gasteropodi” src=”http://www.mineralfossil.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/wpid-4ae1581f099141e97d9bf405d9b84a2e.jpg”(ANSA) – SYDNEY, 18 sea – a new drug extracted the powerful poison a species of Carnivore of the tropical seas promises to score a breakthrough in the treatment … Continue reading

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