Cone snails use venom that targets vertebrate ion channels and receptors, which is why the fda sees promise in similar chemical pathways for pain medicines. The venum gland was really interesting for me because there's one consistent group of microbes that's always in there. Regardless of where you get this ecies, like for the same species lhat you get from hawaii or in the philippines or in gam you'll find the same microbe there.

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