• ryathal@sh.itjust.works
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    22 hours ago

    It’s not even the first lizard based medicine. There was also Byetta, which was based on gila monster saliva. It’s a diabetes drug that was one of the first to also be useful for weight loss.

    • Baguette@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      21 hours ago

      Yup, you probably already know this but Gila monster saliva is the main part of the research that led to the creation of ozempic!