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pleco
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 Posted - 07/14/2007 : 12:48:36
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Powerful New Poison found in Deadly Sea Snails
| For more than 23 years, Professor Baldomero M. Olivera has been studying snail venom. This week, his team at the University of Utah reported their discovery of a completely unique neurotoxin in Conus parius, a mollusk that hunts along the coast in the Philippines. |
Interesting, and hopefully better pain protocols will be developed in the future that will help those who need it.
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by Filthy
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JEROME DA GNOME
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 Posted - 07/14/2007 : 12:55:26 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by pleco
Powerful New Poison found in Deadly Sea Snails
| For more than 23 years, Professor Baldomero M. Olivera has been studying snail venom. This week, his team at the University of Utah reported their discovery of a completely unique neurotoxin in Conus parius, a mollusk that hunts along the coast in the Philippines. |
Interesting, and hopefully better pain protocols will be developed in the future that will help those who need it.
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Thanks for the post!
I was thinking the same thing about anesthetics that you were when I read the article.
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What a man believes upon grossly insufficient evidence is an index into his desires -- desires of which he himself is often unconscious. If a man is offered a fact which goes against his instincts, he will scrutinize it closely, and unless the evidence is overwhelming, he will refuse to believe it. If, on the other hand, he is offered something which affords a reason for acting in accordance to his instincts, he will accept it even on the slightest evidence. The origin of myths is explained in this way. - Bertrand Russell |
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filthy
SFN Die Hard
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 Posted - 07/14/2007 : 13:04:50 [Permalink]
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As I recall, Conus was briefly mentioned in the Venoms article. They are indeed, very hot.
It is interesting to note that this and many other venoms are being studied for their medicinal value, including the deadly, bacteria-infested saliva of the Komodo monitor.
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pleco
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Posted - 07/14/2007 : 15:01:25 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by filthy
As I recall, Conus was briefly mentioned in the Venoms article. They are indeed, very hot.
It is interesting to note that this and many other venoms are being studied for their medicinal value, including the deadly, bacteria-infested saliva of the Komodo monitor.
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I warms my heart when I hear of humans "discovering" these things - it is reassuring to me to know that we don't know everything and there are almost limitless items of information left to be known.
This is why I would welcome immortality (or at least a very prolonged life - I want to choose my death thank you very much.) - perhaps even my life will be prolonged (with good quality mind you) because of findings like these - I'm only 37... |
by Filthy
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Powerful New Poison found in Deadly Sea Snails
