As the efficiency of conventional antimalarial medications deteriorates, a novel approach to combating malaria that sees the illness turn against itself might provide a viable therapy for the hundreds of millions of people affected globally each year
Specialists clearly know that such venom of cone snails, which cruise the bottom for a fish feast, contains chemicals that can be used to treat chronic pain, diabetes, and other diseases. But the venom of cone snails has much more surprises
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The ocean is home to a wide variety of bizarre invertebrates that never cease to show the wonders of evolution. And recently, scientists have discovered that one rare mollusk shows an even rarer trait: Metal teeth.
At least, those are the findings from a recent study on the gumboot chiton. Scientists have just confirmed that black protrusions from its radula (a tongue-like organ used to scrape rocks) are actually made of magnetite (a unique form of iron mineral that is surprisingly tough for something grown out of a biological organism).
Implications of iron teeth in mollusks
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