Shipworms, sponges and snail venoms: The search for marine medicine
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The Role of Venoms in the Treatment of Diabetes
We've tried to connect the behavior of the venomous animal with what compounds we look for. If you want to find your next botox, for example, that inhibits the muscles in your skin, that would be the cone say you would want to look at. There's one very famous anti-diabetes drug called exvenatide. I think there are a couple of examples specifically from venoms that have made it into the clinic that we use in almost every article we write or every grant application we write.
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