Opossums’ immunity to most poisons could help humans
July 9, 2012
Opossums may someday provide an antidote to nearly all forms of poison, including everything from snakebites to ricin. The Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins has found that the American opossum produces a protein known as Lethal Toxin-Neutralizing Factor (LTNF). And as the Boing Boing blog points out, the LTNF protein is exactly what it [...]
