Although scientists have a good understanding of the composition of snake venom, little is understood about the evolutionary origins of oral venom systems.
A new study identified a series of genes associated with venom production, and found that this system is also present in other animals, most of which produce saliva instead of venom.
The results highlight the surprising similarities between species that look and behave very differently from each other. p What do cuttlefish, scorpions, centipedes, snakes, and primates called slow lorises have in common? All evolved the relatively rare ability to produce venom â chemical toxins that kill or incapacitate other animals through bites or stings. And in a few thousands years, there s a chance that scientists will add mice to that list. /p p That s one of the takeaways of a new study that explored the evolutionary origins of oral venom systems in animals, which have until now remained little understood. /p p style margin-left:
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A new coronavirus variant has emerged.
A very sick newborn, treated at Children s National Hospital in Washington, D.C., was found to have not only a new variant of the novel coronavirus, but a viral load 51,418 times higher than other young patients, according to the
The new variant was identified recently when the researchers sequenced the genome of the virus from the baby, who was treated in September and recovered, reported the Post s Ariana Eunjung Cha.
It s not clear how common or how risky this new variant might be. The database found eight other cases of this variant in the US mid-Atlantic region, according to a pre-print study, which has not yet been peer-reviewed, on coronavirus variations in children.