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Diabetes cure lizards hatch at Chester zoo


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http://www.firstnews.co.uk/news/diabete ... -zoo-i3792

The beaded lizard, one of only two truly venomous lizard species, found fame in 2007 when it was discovered that it could help in the treatment of diabetes.

Scientists uncovered a new protein, called exendin-3, in the saliva of the giant lizard which shares similarities with a human hormone that helps regulate blood sugar.

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