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Old 12-08-2014, 05:00 PM   #1
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New model for snake venom evolution proposed

Researchers have found genetic evidence that highly toxic venom proteins were evolutionarily 'born' from non-toxic genes, which have other ordinary jobs around the body, such as regulation of cellular functions or digestion of food.



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