In honor of St. Patrick’s Day today, I thought we’d talk about snakes today. Vertebrates defend themselves from infections with the help of the adaptive and innate immune systems. The first responder to an infection is typically the innate immune system, which is not specific to a particular pathogen. This system helps to prevent the infection from spreading and uses various toxins to kill pathogens. The adaptive immune response, on […]
I do…so of course I found myself on Youtube watching all sorts of videos about it. Here is one that caught my eye, lol.
A new study conducted by researchers at Arizona State University shows that snakes resort to pulling water from their muscles when environmental water is not available. Their findings were also published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B – Biological Sciences. Video Source: YouTube
Platelets are important in the formation of blood clots. For this reason, antiplatelet medications are commonly prescribed for people at risk of developing blood clots, or who have already developed one. Many of the medications that are currently on the market to treat blood clots come with a risk for excessive bleeding and reduced platelet numbers. Researchers have now discovered an effective antiplatelet protein in snake venom that is not associated excessive bleeding. […]
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