Use of toxins in medicine: The importance of conserving venomous snakes
by Kate Jackson
Assistant Professor, Biology
Whitman College
Walla Walla, WA, USA
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Use of toxins in medicine
1. Use of toxins in medicine:
The importance of conserving venomous
snakes
Kate Jackson
Assistant Professor, Biology
Whitman College
Walla Walla, WA, USA
2. Vonk, F. J., Jackson, K., Doley, R., Madaras, F.,
Mirtschin, P. J. and Vidal, N. 2011. Snake venom:
From fieldwork to the clinic: Recent insights
into snake biology, together with new
technology allowing high-throughput screening
of venom, bring new hope for drug discovery.
BioEssays 33: 269-279.
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4. Recent insights into snake biology
bring new hope for drug discovery
• Medications and potential medications from snake
venoms already exist
• Snake venoms more variable than previously thought
• Taxonomic bias of research to date
• Snake populations worldwide are threatened
• We have a selfish reason to protect snakes!