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The Greatest Hope for Diabetes Is the Gila Monster—and It’s About to Go Extinct

CONSIDER THE MONSTER

Its spit contains enzymes that treat diabetes—but the lizard could be on its way to extinction.

Carrie Arnold
Carrie Arnold
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Carrie Arnold

Carrie Arnold

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