Did you know that Ozempic came from one of the most deadliest lizards?
Ozempic and its contemporaries are the new craze. But would you believe it when we say that these weight-loss drugs would be ...
On a Mission to Heal Gila Monsters
The discovery of this hormone paved the way for Ozempic, making the Gila monster an enormously profitable gift to modern ...
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Ozempic Literally Came From a Monster – And It's Not Alone
The toxic bite of a Gila monster can kill a human, but a specific ingredient in the cocktail of the lizard's venom is the ...
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How experiments with gila monster venom led to blockbuster weight loss drugs like Ozempic
Elon Musk wants to cut funding for scientific research, but the weight loss drugs he promoted also came from government funded basic science.
Ozempic: How The Venom Of A Lizard Paved Way For Popular Diabetes Drug
These medications, now widely used for treating diabetes and obesity, owe their existence to a key component of the lizard's ...
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The Gila Monster: America’s Venomous Lizard
Gila monster at the Arizona-Sonora desert museum. Image by SearchNet Media, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. The Gila ...