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The First Drug Like Ozempic Was Based on a Peptide Found in Gila Monster Venom

Summary by AZ Animals
Cowboys warned travelers about it, and a Tombstone doctor spent five days writhing in bed after one bite. Decades later, a curious endocrinologist found something in this feared lizard's venom that changed modern medicine.
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AZ Animals broke the news on Wednesday, November 11, 2026.
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