In my next life, I want to come back as a cone snail. Snails that can kill and eat fish = badass snails in my book. Plus there is no known anitdote for their venom.
And this. . . This here is why I should have paid more attention in chemistry.
The composition of the venom differs greatly between species and between individual snails within each species, each optimally evolved to paralyse it's prey. The active components of the venom are small peptides toxins, typically 12-30 amino acid residues in length and are highly constrained peptides due to their high density of disulphide bonds.
The venoms consist of a large number of different peptide components that when separated exhibit a range of biological activities : when injected into mice they elicit a range of physiological responses from shaking to depression!
Science is the coolest.
And I feel bad because I forgot to let the dog back in last night.
And for some unknown reason, all of the skin is peeling off of my hands.
And I got the collector's edition of Pulp Fiction last night. Maybe that's why I forgot to let the dog back in.
And it looks like it might rain today and I really hope it does.
And I have thirteen friends on my friends list. 3 guys and ten girls. I believe that's the story of my life in a nutshell all wrapped up with a pretty bow right there.
And this. . . This here is why I should have paid more attention in chemistry.
The composition of the venom differs greatly between species and between individual snails within each species, each optimally evolved to paralyse it's prey. The active components of the venom are small peptides toxins, typically 12-30 amino acid residues in length and are highly constrained peptides due to their high density of disulphide bonds.
The venoms consist of a large number of different peptide components that when separated exhibit a range of biological activities : when injected into mice they elicit a range of physiological responses from shaking to depression!
Science is the coolest.
And I feel bad because I forgot to let the dog back in last night.
And for some unknown reason, all of the skin is peeling off of my hands.
And I got the collector's edition of Pulp Fiction last night. Maybe that's why I forgot to let the dog back in.
And it looks like it might rain today and I really hope it does.
And I have thirteen friends on my friends list. 3 guys and ten girls. I believe that's the story of my life in a nutshell all wrapped up with a pretty bow right there.
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P.S. you da pimp!
heh. i shouldn't say that. i'm trying to become an archaeologist.