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Study Questions Sterility of Snake and Spider Venoms
Study Questions Sterility of Snake and Spider Venoms
In work that has not yet been peer-reviewed, researchers present evidence that microbes can and do live inside the venom glands of several dangerous species. It remains unclear whether they’re to blame for infections linked to bites.
In work that has not yet been peer-reviewed, researchers present evidence that microbes can and do live inside the venom glands of several dangerous species. It remains unclear whether they’re to blame for infections linked to bites.
medicine, genetics & genomics
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Snakebites Get DNA Fingerprint Treatment
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Researchers have developed a technique for determining the species of snake responsible for a bite by sequencing genetic material from the fang marks.