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[-] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 23 points 5 months ago

It's not even the first lizard based medicine. There was also Byetta, which was based on gila monster saliva. It's a diabetes drug that was one of the first to also be useful for weight loss.

[-] Baguette@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 5 months ago

Yup, you probably already know this but Gila monster saliva is the main part of the research that led to the creation of ozempic!

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