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The tale of the doctor in the Bronx and the Gila monster
The Gila monster was not an obvious candidate to ... an obvious boon in treating patients with diabetes. But GLP-1 degrades quickly, meaning injections would be needed almost every hour.
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Gila monster: meet the lizard whose venomous bite is saving lives
Over 30 years ago scientists discovered the potential of Gila monster venom as a treatment for type 2 diabetes. The desert-dwelling Gila monster (Heloderma suspectum) is the United States' largest and ...
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Gerry Goldstein: In the wild, beauty’s more than skin deep
As a wildlife specimen, the gila monster is as off-putting as they come. This lizard’s head seems too big for its body, its legs are short, it’s slow and sluggish, and its venom is fatally toxic. It’s ...
Researching lizard poison led to Ozempic. It’s the kind of breakthrough that science funding cuts could end
When John Eng started studying the poisonous venom of the Gila monster in the early 1990s ... helping treat diabetes. He discovered a compound in the venom that mimicked a human hormone and ...