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Box jellyfish antidote and new human species
Boiling Point
English - May 09, 2019 06:57 - 30 minutes - 37 KBScience News Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Box jellyfish antidote and the jawbone of ancient human species , the Denisovans
Excruciating pain and a quick death - A marvellous science journey led a University of Sydney research team to discover first antidote for box jellyfish venom and develop a handy topical ointment.
Widely traveled with a sense for mountaineering - jawbone of ancient human species, the Denisovans, gives hints about their mysterious ability to live in hypoxic environments (>3000 metres!!) and helps explain unique adaptation in Tibetans.