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A recent study related to hypertension indicates that a possible cure may be obtained from honeybee venom. Hypertension is among the most frequently-encountered diseases worldwide.Based on the estimations made by The American Heart Association, genetic inheritance, as well as high-fat and salt-saturated diets cause 7... |
20 September 2008
06:23 GMT |
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There are about 35,300 species of spiders worldwide, but only about 30 species have venom deadly for the people. Spiders are assigned to 116 families. Spiders represent one of the most adaptable species, resistant to variations of the environmental factors, being amongst the first creatures to inhabit devastated or r... |
27 March 2008
17:21 GMT |
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Jellyfish inhabit most warm and temperate seas. Over 900 species are known (the Mediterranean Sea alone harbors 180 species). In tropical regions, some jellyfish may inhabit even freshwaters. Usually they are solitary, but sometimes gather in huge numbers, forming "jellyfish soups". In Florida, during the estival sea... |
19 March 2008
16:56 GMT |
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The discovery of the tropical alga Caulerpa taxifolia in the Mediterranean Sea, at the end of the '80s, triggered a great warning signal. The "killer alga" was declared "harmful for the Mediterranean ecosystem", and its rapid reproduction an "ecological catastrophe". The alga appeared to have escaped from the Mo... |
25 February 2008
08:57 GMT |
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1. Those large hairy spiders are called tarantulas. Their name comes from the port of Taranto (southern Italy). The locals correlated the convulsions and uncontrolled jumps of the victim of a tarantula bite to the local dance of tarantella, and hence the name of these spiders. Biologically, they are included in the f... |
20 February 2008
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It may be deadly, but a peptide in the scorpion venom could be the solution against cystic fibrosis and other secretory diseases, as described by a new research published in the "Journal of Biological Chemistry." The new peptide, GaTx1, controls the ions and water flow out of cells via an essential chloride channel. ... |
15 February 2008
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The snake venom varies significantly between different groups of serpents. Some venoms are hemolytic: they predigest the prey, acting like a powerful digesting juice, producing tissue degradation, necrosis and hemorrhage. These bites are extremely painful. Most vipers possess a powerful venom of this type and with th... |
14 February 2008
04:06 GMT |
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1. Some Indian tribes avoid killing it while others adore it as a divinity. In the Precolumbian America, victims, especially children, were sacrificed to the Snake God. Hopi Indians from Arizona, during the Snakes' Dance, dance holding in their hands rattlesnakes, controlled using their mouths. The dance is the ... |
30 January 2008
14:06 GMT |
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1.There is a whole order of fish, comprising 18 families, called anglerfish. The first spiny ray of the dorsal is located on the head and transformed into line and esca (bait), aimed for attracting prey to the mouth, imitating small marine creatures making the fish's food. The most famous fish of this order be... |
12 January 2008
08:53 GMT |
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1.There are 5,250 species of frogs and toads. The name "frogs" and "toads" has no scientific basis. Usually, species with longer hind limbs, smooth and wetter skin and well developed foot webs for swimming are named frogs. "Toads" have bulkier bodies, often with warts, and shorter hind legs for crawling and hopping. ... |
8 January 2008
14:06 GMT |
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There's no venomous creature to trigger more dread in humans than snakes. And for a good reason, even if just about 200 out 2,900 species are traumatogenic for humans. Their venom is devastating. Some venoms are neurotoxic and paralyze the muscles. The victim dies of suffocation and heart attack. All cobras and ... |
21 December 2007
04:25 GMT |
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Cobras are famous for their hood display, but some African species also because... they spit venom, like the black necked spitting cobra (Naja nigricollis) or ringed necked spitting cobras (Hemachatus hemachatus). They target the eyes and can spit with precision to a distance of 1.8 m (6 ft), but the venom can go eve... |
10 December 2007
02:51 GMT |
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Amongst junkies it is well known that some species of common toads from the genus Bufo produce hallucinogen chemicals called bufotoxins. If you ever looked at a toad, you probably saw two conspicuous bumps located close to their ears. These are the parotoid glands, producing the bufotoxins. If you push them, a foamy ... |
7 December 2007
14:31 GMT |
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There's no Voodoo or tetrodoxin neurotoxin from pufferfish involved in this case. And these Zombies will surely die eaten alive. In a new research published in the "Journal of Experimental Biology", Israeli researchers have found how the parasitic jewel wasp manages, through a venom injected directly into a cock... |
7 December 2007
03:08 GMT |
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There are at least 500 species of medicinal plants utilized by the Indians of Amazon. 10 species coming from the Amazon are already employed by drug companies. Cat's claw (Uncaria tomentosa) is a woody vine related to the coffee tree, employed locally in Amazonia (Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador), drunk as infusion. T... |
22 November 2007
14:06 GMT |
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We are damping in the environment tonnes of poison (read pesticides) that finally accumulate in the water, soil and air, envenoming us directly through food, drunk water and breathed air, not to mention that all the species suffer. The ecological agriculture tries to eliminate these poisons and one way to keep off pe... |
14 November 2007
03:43 GMT |
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Frogs can be pretty or not, but few people know that they can be extremely toxic. Most frogs you see are highly venomous (with one exception: the common frogs of the Rana genus). Like the cute little tree frogs. Still, they have their predators. Some snakes have 'a preference' for them, even venomous frogs,... |
13 November 2007
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1. When we think about venomous snakes, two species come first to our minds: rattlesnakes and cobras. The name "cobra" comes from Portuguese, meaning "snake" (like "culebra" in Spanish, "coluber" in Latin). The Portuguese were the first Europeans to open the marine pathway towards India around Africa and called these... |
7 November 2007
02:26 GMT |
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Their venomous sting induces terror amongst the inhabitants of the warm zones. But...did you know they are related with spiders and ticks?1.There are about 1,200 species of scorpions, most of them concentrated in warm areas. The largest is the Emperor scorpion (Pandinus imperator) from the forests of West Africa: up ... |
11 October 2007
02:41 GMT |
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Take on the role of the world's most famous Super Hero, Marvel's Spider-Man and one of his most menacing nemeses, Venom, in an original storyline written and illustrated by the creative team behind the best-selling "Ultimate Spider-Man" comic book series. Set in a massive free-roaming environment, the game... |
26 September 2007
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Thousands of people get bitten by scorpions annually and only in Mexico they inflict 400-1000 deaths each year. But beyond the dark image of these bugs, American researchers say that in their venom they have discovered the universal panacea in treating a wide range of cancers.There are about 2000 species of scorpions... |
17 August 2007
07:26 GMT |
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Doctors say that a cup of wine per day is pure health. But sometimes just one cup can send you to hospital and it's not because of alcohol abuse. A Spanish team has found that wasp venom in wine and grape juice seems to be the cause of wine poisoning, severe allergies induced by small quantities of ingested wine... |
16 August 2007
06:25 GMT |
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We are all familiar with the story of the dragon in the fairy tales: when its head was chopped off, another one would regrow in its place. We also know that snakes with their forked tongues may be linked to the genesis of the dragon myth. But sometimes snakes can behave like dragons. This is what recently happened wi... |
13 August 2007
14:06 GMT |
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Snakes and lizards are the sole groups of reptiles prospering after the extinction of the dinosaurs. But which is the secret of these legless lizards called snakes? Just one word: venom!Snakes developed (or rather inherited from their lizard ancestors, related to monitor lizards and gila monsters) a terrific chemical... |
10 August 2007
14:06 GMT |
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Gila monster looks like hell and bites the same. This lizard and its cousins, the monitor lizards are the only venomous known lizards (would it be a surprise to know that snakes evolved from their ancestors?). Exenatide, a synthetic chemical imitating a compound encountered in the venomous saliva of the Gila monster ... |
13 July 2007
03:01 GMT |
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If we take into account the snails that come out after the rain, you would say about them only that they are cute, little vegetarians. The Italians, French and Spanish would say that they're delicious, too. But do not be fooled by the pacific life of the terrestrial snails. The marine ones can be in fact amongst... |
2 July 2007
09:43 GMT |
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Spider-Man 3 is a video game based on the Spider-Man 3 film. It was released May 4, 2007. The scenario draws from the film, Spider-Man comics and the Marvel Universe. The game features ten (eight on PlayStation Portable and the PS2.) villains including the movie's primary villains Venom, New Goblin and Sandman... |
7 May 2007
06:54 GMT |
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Girls, do not be so afraid of spiders! They can be your best friend. Researchers have known for long that the powerful venom of the Brazilian wandering spider (Phoneutria nigriventer) does more than sending you to a hospital: it induces hours-long erection. The toxins provoke general pain and higher blood pressure, ... |
1 May 2007
03:03 GMT |
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Each day, more persons accusing chronic pains turn their attention to the mysterious homeopathy. In countries like Germany, France or UK, 30-70 % of the patients have visited at least once a homeopath. This science was developed by the German physician Samuel Hahnemann (1755-1843) and is not a natural medicine, like ... |
6 April 2007
09:48 GMT |
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50 species of snakes out of the total of India's 250 are venomous. As if this weren't enough, researchers identified a new deadly snake in India, adding another enemy to the long-held list of four dangerous Indian snakes, made of the Indian cobra, common krait, Russell's viper and saw-scaled viper. The... |
28 March 2007
09:41 GMT |
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