Coral snake venom reveals a unique route to lethality
 

For more than a decade, a vial of rare snake venom refused to give up its secret formula for lethality; its toxins had no effect on the proteins that most venoms target. Finally, an international team of researchers figured out its recipe: a toxin that permanently activates a crucial type of nerve cell protein, preventing the cells from resetting and causing deadly seizures in prey.http://www.faunaclassifieds.com//fee...~4/Dnsw_SIl7Xk



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