Platypus venom could hold key to diabetes treatment

Tuesday, November 29, 2016 - 11:01 in Biology & Nature

Australian researchers have discovered remarkable evolutionary changes to insulin regulation in two of the nation's most iconic native animal species - the platypus and the echidna - which could pave the way for new treatments for type 2 diabetes in humans.

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