the horsecrabs blue blood

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Dear Shannon Morgan; There's even worse, there was a special and the extraction of the blue blood of the horse shoe crab is supposed to be good for coagulation. I gagged on that one and coagulation is a human malidy that can be controlled by diet... this is destroying a 15 million year pre historic animal... Thank you for listening there's not much that is salvagable... I hope to get some more hope, at least there is ... Best, Penelope Shannon Morgan <fortheanmls wrote: Oh good lord. Gator blood an antibiotic??? Well, I suppose in a few years they'll be on the endangered list because it'll be fed to farm animals, too. But these "scientists" will be torturing animals to "test" it for another decade. SICKENING! GATOR BLOOD MAY BE NEW SOURCE OF ANTIBIOTICSWashington Post/HealthDay News, Randy Dotinga, April 7, 2008 Call it a case of gator aid. New research suggests that alligator blood could serve as the basis for new antibiotics targeting infections caused by ulcers, burns and even drug-resistant "superbugs." The research is in its early stages -- extracts of alligator blood have only been tested in the laboratory -- and there's no guarantee that it will work in humans. Still, the

findings are promising, researchers said. "We need new antibiotics. Anything like this is a step forward," said Dr. Stuart Levy, a professor of medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine, who's an expert in antibiotic-resistant infections and is familiar with the new study. "But there are hurdles that this kind of antibiotic poses that others might not." The study authors, from McNeese State University and Louisiana State University, said their research is the first to take an in-depth look at alligator blood's prospects as an antibiotic source. According to the researchers, alligators can automatically fight germs such as bacteria and viruses without having been exposed to them before launching a defense.**The study authors said alligator blood could become a drug source for humans within a decade. more at:http://tinyurl.com/6r8m3uorhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/07/AR2008040701042.html http://pets.Fortheanimals7/join PRAY FOR PEACE MOTHER TERESA DIDONE PERSON WITH COURAGE MAKES A MAJORITY-EMERSONWE ARE IN OUR SIXTH EXTINCTION- JOIN EARTHFIRSTAND GREENVIBRATIONSYOU WILL BE BORED- HERTZEN SPEAKING OF THE HIGH TECH WORLD 50 YEARS AGO( FATHER OF RUSSIAN SOCIALISM- UNLIKE ENGELS AND MARX FELT PITY- WAS A GREAT HUMANITARIAN

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