5 Deadly Animals That Just Might Save Your Life


	5 Deadly Animals That Just Might Save Your Life

Deepti

2-28-2007 4:15 AM

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animals, science, medicine, research, venom, cures, discovery, deadly, fatal, disease

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3-1-2007 10:42 AM

dorine

Fascinating!

3-1-2007 10:59 AM

ericskiff

I saw an amazing program this summer about how a huge number of medical breakthroughs are coming from studying the way these massively potent venoms work on the body

8-10-2007 4:03 PM

Lifestar

You were right dorine, "fascinating" is the word

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