From Poison To Potion: Toxins Turned Into Life-Saving Drugs by Claire Groden. CNN. July 18, 2013.
Five examples of possible drugs and their sources in natural toxins.
(1) About half of existing medications are derived from the _____________ that surround us,
(2) A toxin from the pufferfish is _____________ times more potent than morphine.
(3) Shark skin is constructed in such as way as to ___________________ a inhospitable environment for ______________. The principle of shark skin construction is being used to ward off ______________________________ in medical devices.
(4) Within a year, a chronic pain drug derived from ___________ is set to be tested in patients.
(5) The active element in tick spit may be used to ________________.
(6) A toxin from the sea anemone may have some applications for ____________ diseases.
(7) Wound healing may be promoted with a toxin from ___________________.
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