by Ana on Monday, October 08, 2012 No Comments
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Some Scary Animals Can Be a Life Saver
It will sound little funny, but there are a few deadly animals who can save our life to some extent. In our usual life sometimes we even get scared just because of a cockroach or a lizard, so believing these deadly ones have some good purpose is quite wired.
Following are some wired but true options for using these deadly animals for save human lives.
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Crocodile Blood: For MRSA Bacteria and HIV
Though we never get worried about the wound of an alligator, however it is quite surprising that after a terrible fight we see them going away & coming back again after a little while. A few scientists collected crocodile blood & started to use them on various types of infections (the list includes HIV). This research revealed the fact that when human blood is able to finish eight of that twenty three different bacteria strains infecting them, a crocodile can finish all those twenty three (list includes antibiotic-resistant MRSA). Scientists have now named the crocodile blood Muhammad Ali.
So it’s a huge anticipation that alligator blood proteins might be used in drugs applicable for we people. It has been found that most of the bacteria that cause diseases in humans can be eliminated by serum found in crocodile blood.
However you need some more patience, because it required much more testing before releasing for human.
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Cobra Venom: For HIV and MS
We normal human beings usually get scared of snakes, especially when it comes to cobra. We know the fact that if it releases venom over your eyes then you should be prepared for the worst.
The reason why it is so dangerous is because it causes great harm to the body’s immune system and hence it cannot fight back. If your immune system is over active and that is causing a lot of harm, then the chemicals in snake venom can act as a balancing agent by slowing the immune system down. This might be one of the primary reasons why cobra venom is considered as a cure for arthritis.
Cobrotoxin (present in venom of cobra) is also able to fight against HIV. However a whole lot of processing is required to clarify the whole stuff before alligator blood & snake venom can be used for curing HIV. However for curing multiple sclerosis, cobra venom is also trying to put its step forward.
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Scorpions: Battle against Brain Cancer
Scorpion is such a poisonous thing that it can even kill you, but according to a study at University of Alabama, scorpion venom can be used as a brain cancer medication. Doctors discovered that injecting a drug originating from Israeli scorpion venom into the infected brain can demolish the glioma cells (glioma is a type of brain cancer). Researchers are quite hopeful but it needs to cross many more stages.
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Vampire Bat Spit: Save Your Brain
When we see a vampire bat flying over our head, there is nothing scarier than that. We get scared that is will suck our blood, but surprisingly bap spit has been identified as a brain saver. The protein present in the bat spit can break the clots (appearing because of the stroke) nine hours since the stroke happened. This huge amount of time will literally mean the difference between staying alive in a healthy fashion or living the rest of the life like a vegetable.
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Cone Shell Snails: Confronting Big Pain
Though it makes the beach quite beautiful, but be careful about this deadly creature. Their pointed & destroying teeth are able to kill you also. Amazingly conotoxin (venom from corn shell) has been discovered as an extraordinary painkiller & it’s not addictive also. ACV1 is a painkiller made with conotoxin. It doesn’t influence the blood pressure level of the patient.