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jackshoegazer ([personal profile] jackshoegazer) wrote2005-08-16 02:50 pm
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Crocodile Blood Kills HIV - WTF?!

Crocodile Blood May Yield Powerful New Drugs



Tue Aug 16,10:33 AM ET

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Scientists in Australia's tropical north are collecting blood from crocodiles in the hope of developing a powerful antimicrobial drugs for humans, after tests showed that the reptile's immune system kills HIV.

I always assumed a cure would be found eventually, but never did I imagine that this would be the source!

[identity profile] antarcticlust.livejournal.com 2005-08-17 04:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Right, but what's astounding about the quote is that the croc's immune system kills the virus.