July 11, 2017

Video: How dragon blood could save your life

How dragon blood could save your life (video) — Credit: The American Chemical Society

Chemists have found potential drugs and other really useful compounds in some truly bizarre places in nature.

For example, a natural immune defense in the blood of komodo dragons, a sponge armed with resistance to bacterial infection or a 400-million-year-old medical workhorse just might save your life someday.

Check out the latest Reactions video to find out how:

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