[neverdem]

FReebie linked above.

An engineered protein could one day be used to create vaccines against deadly venoms like that of the brown recluse © Shutterstock

[The Cajun]

Got bit by a brown recluse over a year ago.
Took nearly 3 months to completely heal, left a silver dollar sized dent in my side.
A vaccine to stop the damage would have been very nice.

[SpaceBar]

A bad one that is probably of more interest to brazilians is the phoneutria.

[neverdem]

ScienceShot: Killing Bacteria, With a Little Help From Breast Milk

Early malaria diagnosis

FReepmail me if you want on or off my combined microbiology/immunology ping list.

[Bullish]

[Vigilantcitizen]

Back in 91...during my three week stay after a bad gall bladder/liver/pancreas issue....my first roommate was an HVAC guy with a fiddleback wound right above his right elbow. He arrived around 11 pm...I remember clearly the orthopedic telling him that if the 1,000 buck a bag antibiotics and surgery didn’t work...he might lose his arm below the elbow. The wound was dime sized.

At 7 am next morn...right after I was given a pre op “Happy Shot” before being wheeled down to OR...in my haze of high I remember the HVAC guy say “Check this out roomie”....and my eyes fixed on what was now at least a silver dollar sized hole which provided a very nice view of his elbow joint as he flexed it up and down.

It took my mind off the 60/40 odds the bookies were laying on my survival after surgery for a minute.

His arm and I both made it through our ordeals. From that point on...I kept a very keen eye out for them.