Dago 3.0 Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/opossum-protein-makes-them-immune-nearly-poisons-could-190604532.html Amazingly, tests on the opossum LTNF found that the protein even left the marsupial creatures immune to poisons from snakes on other continents that the American opossum had not been previously exposed to.The BittelMeThis blog goes into further detail, explaining that scientists then injected mice with the LTNF protein and subjected the rodents to venom from otherwise deadly creatures, including Thailand cobras, Australian taipans, Brazilian rattlesnakes, scorpions and honeybees.When the venom did not kill the mice, the mice were then exposed to deadly poisons, including ricin and botulinum toxin. And again, the LTNF protein was able to diffuse the poison, leaving the mice unharmed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k-train Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 That's pretty cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dago 3.0 Posted July 10, 2012 Author Share Posted July 10, 2012 who knew the little bastids were good for something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDaveG Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 So did they discover this by studying the dietary habits of the toothless Louisiana swamp rat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dago 3.0 Posted July 10, 2012 Author Share Posted July 10, 2012 So did they discover this by studying the dietary habits of the toothless Louisiana swamp rat?they tried that but the researchers became ill while watching it feed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goal Line D Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 So them West Virginian's must be some kind of super human by now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dago 3.0 Posted July 10, 2012 Author Share Posted July 10, 2012 So did they discover this by studying the dietary habits of the toothless Louisiana swamp rat?and actually, nutria are considered Louisiana swamp rats....mean little buggers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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