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Medicine From Snakes

A researcher milks poisonous venom from snakes
A researcher milks poisonous venom from snakes

The Brazilian pit viper is one of the deadliest snakes of the jungle, but a blood pressure drug made from a protein in its venom has extended the lives of millions of people.

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