RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The maxim that "the difference between medicine and poison lies in the dose" has rarely been far from reality. A new confirmation in this sense comes from research conducted by scientists from the Institute of Chemistry (IQ) of Unesp in Araraquara, São Paulo, who have identified in the venom of the Brazilian snake Jararacuçu a peptide (protein piece) that can stop the reproduction of the new coronavirus.
To reach this conclusion, the researchers performed a laboratory analysis that showed the contact between the molecule extracted from the reptile venom and the cells of monkeys . . .
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