Sevenoaks Catalyst Magazine - Science and Society Issue 3 - Lent term 2021 | Page 21

The venom saving lives

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What do you think of when you think of venom ? The painful , paralysing , potentially life-threatening dangers of it ? Or do you think of the medical capabilities these cocktails of toxins might have ? Though it may not be the case for you , it certainly was for endocrinologist Dr . John Eng in the 1990s , whilst examining the venom of the endangered Gila Monster .