Snake Genome Suggests Treatments for Human Heart Disease
NORMAN, Okla.—Snakes have been around for some 150 million years, but their ancient physiology might hold some important clues to developing new drugs. Aside from their sleek exteriors, snakes’ internal physiology is perhaps even more intriguing. "It’s a really fun model for studying the extremes of adaptation," Todd Castoe, a researcher at the University of [...]
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Snakes on a Muppethugging Plane! (Monday Pets)
May 17th, 2010 |
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This past weekend, I was searching around the interwebz looking for something interesting to write about for Monday Pets. Lately, Monday Pets has been somewhat cat- and dog-heavy, so I was looking for something a bit different. I asked on twitter if there were any requests or recommendations. Friend of the blog Dave Munger responded: [...]
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