Science
There’s an Ancient Connection Between Our Saliva and Snake Venom – Gizmodo Australia
Humans and other mammals have the same genetic foundations for developing oral venom that snakes have, according to a paper published today in the Proceedings of…
Humans and other mammals have the same genetic foundations for developing oral venom that snakes have, according to a paper published today in the Proceedings of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences.
This connection was discovered by a research team looking at venom-producing tissue from 30 habus, a pit viper from East Asia. The researchers were scrutinising the animals genes to understand which had a hand in expressing the complex proteins that make up the snakes venom.
The toxins in snake venom…
-
Noosa News21 hours agoBrisbane vs Collingwood live blog: Richmond selects Noah Balta as unbeaten Lions prepare for Magpies test
-
General20 hours agoNT Coalition candidate Lisa Siebert diverges from Jacinta Nampijinpa Price on royal commission call
-
Noosa News24 hours agoAustralians tell ABC’s Your Say how they saw the second leaders debate
-
General22 hours agoCanberra man named as doctor accused of rape after suppression order lifted