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How horses’ natural immunity to...

How horses’ natural immunity to snake venom...

Machina’s Royal Snakes: Living without...

Machina’s Royal Snakes: Living without fear among...

How horses’ natural immunity to snake venom makes production of antivenom for humans possible

How horses’ natural immunity to snake venom makes production of antivenom for humans possible The most venomous snake in the world can kill an elephant, but one animal survives its deadly bite: the horse? Regardless of the snake's potency, including the fearsome king cobra, the horse remains immune to its venom. Following a bite, the horse may experience mild illness for approximately three days before making a complete recovery. This remarkable phenomenon conceals a secret with the potential to save human lives: the antidote. But how is this antivenom produced? The process begins...
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Health

How horses’ natural...

How horses’ natural immunity to snake venom makes production of antivenom for humans possible The most venomous snake in the world can kill an elephant,...
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Opinion

Machina’s Royal Snakes:...

Machina’s Royal Snakes: Living without fear among reptilian kin, by Zara Machina In the dry heat of northern Yobe, there lies Machina, an emirate where...
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News

FG to auction...

FG to auction Emefiele's 753 duplexes to low, middle-income Nigerians Story by Mercy ADAJE The Federal Government has concluded plans to sell a sprawling estate linked...
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Columns

Ishaq Oloyede’s cross,...

Ishaq Oloyede’s cross, by Azu Ishiekwene The last time a public official wept on national TV, Nigerians regretted offering her towels instead of buckets to collect...
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International

Floods claim 4...

Floods claim 4 lives, over 50,000 stranded Story by Mercy ADAJE The body of a man was found in a car trapped in floodwaters in Australia...
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Crime

“We were kept...

"We were kept at the mercy of dangerous animals" - Freed Brig-Gen Tsiga narrates ordeal in kidnappers' den Fomer Director-General of the National Youth Service...
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News

Atiku Warns: Snakes,...

Atiku Warns: Snakes, termites mustn't swallow $1.07bn health budget Former Vice President of Nigeria Atiku Abubakar has issued a stern warning that the $1.07 billion...
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News

Snakes creep into...

Snakes creep into houses as flood displaces over 200 families Many people have been displaced by heavy flood in some parts of Rumaholu-Nkpolu Pipeline Area...
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Local

Machina Emirate where...

Machina Emirate where snakes pay homage to the king Story from Saleh INUWA, Kano Snakes and other reptiles are considered to be dangerous to human beings, but...
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