Injecting Yourself with Killer Bacteria

Like every rose has its thorn, the fangblenny is an adorable fish with sharp fangs and potent venom. But scientists think we might be able to use their venom as a painkiller! Meanwhile, a killer bacterium could be a promising new antibiotic.

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Sources:
Fangblenny
http://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(17)30269-5
https://www.eurekalert.org/emb_releases/2017-03/cp-ttl032317.php
https://www.eurekalert.org/emb_releases/2017-03/uoq-ffh031917.php
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https://academic.oup.com/abbs/article-lookup/doi/10.1093/abbs/gmq042
https://www.jstor.org/stable/4064893

Predatory bacteria
http://www.cell.com/biophysj/fulltext/S0006-3495(17)30218-7
https://www.eurekalert.org/emb_releases/2017-03/cp-hbh032317.php
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19575566
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