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Pash Master
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Posted: 10 Apr 2008 at 10:39am |
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2008-04-08-gator-blood_N.htm?csp=34?se=yahoorefer
What do you guys think about this? Seems possibly, and might help against food poisoning and maybe some spider bites.
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MartinW
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Who knows, nature has had the advantage of a few million years to select advantageous adaptions. The Komodo dragon for example has a mouth infested with bacteria, bacteria that would kill you and I, they follow their prey until they pass out through infection and then eat them. The komodo is also studied for the same reason as the alligator. |
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Pash Master
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The Komodo dragon you say, think I'll do a little research on that. Sounds intresting.
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MartinW
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In late 2005, University of Melbourne researchers concluded that the Perentie (Varanus giganteus), other species of monitor, and agamids may be somewhat venomous. It had been thought that bites inflicted by these lizards were prone to infection because of bacteria in the lizards' mouths, but the research team showed that the immediate effects were caused by mild envenomation. Bites on human digits by a Lace Monitor (V. varius), a Komodo dragon, and a Spotted Tree Monitor (V. scalaris) were observed, and all produced similar results in humans: rapid swelling within minutes, localized disruption of blood clotting, shooting pain up to the elbow, with some symptoms lasting for several hours.[20]
Komodo dragons also possess virulent bacteria in their saliva, of which more than 28 Gram-negative and 29 Gram-positive strains have been isolated.[21] These bacteria cause septicemia in their victim; if an initial bite does not kill the prey animal and it escapes, it will commonly succumb within a week to the resulting infection. The deadliest bacteria in Komodo dragon saliva appears to be a very deadly strain of Pasteurella multocida, from studies performed with lab mice.[22] Because the Komodo dragon appears immune to its own microbes, much research has been done searching for the antibacterial molecule in the hopes of human medicinal use.[23] |
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Pash Master
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Thanks for the info Martin, I was just about to look it up in Google and then I saw your post.
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VulcanB2
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Hi,
Interesting! Best regards, Vulcan. |
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MartinW
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Many things have been copied from nature... velcro for one.
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