Crocodile blood may yield powerful new drugs - immune system kills HIV

[mzmolly]

Scientists in Australia's tropical north are collecting blood from crocodiles in the hope of developing a powerful antimicrobial drugs for humans, after tests showed that the reptile's immune system kills HIV.

The crocodile's immune system is much more powerful than that of humans, preventing life-threatening infections after savage territorial fights that often leave the animals with gaping wounds and missing limbs.

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Britton said the crocodile immune system works differently from the human system by directly attacking microbes immediately an infection occurs.

"The crocodile has an immune system which attaches to bacteria and tears it apart and it explodes. It's like putting a gun to the head of the bacteria and pulling the trigger," he said.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050816/hl_nm/crocodile_blood_dc

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[bryant69]

1. That's also why Batman has such hard time with Killer Croc

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[MissB]

2. .

:spray:

[Threedifferentones]

3. Wow

The world continues to amaze me.

[gman16]

4. I'm not happy

if I'm a crocodile.

[mzmolly]

6. Kinda thought you were. Though I don't think you'd have to be executed.

;)

I believe they'd just take a bit of bloooooooood.

[indepat]

5. One of the reasons the crock has been around so long