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Old 03-03-2008, 05:34 PM
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Originally Posted by paul m View Post
.... and how slime from the paradoxical frog could help humans with diabetes:
Is this frog the answer to diabetes? | the Daily Mail

It makes me wonder where scientists get the ideas of where to start searching for possible treaments in the first place. Then to make the connection in this instance between the adult frog and tadpole size being due to the compound which increases insulin production.
Excellent news for type 2 sufferers, it's a shame though they will have to wait years before the treatment is ready. It gives false hope, but I suppose the scientists need the positive news for funding to be able to develope it further.
Lets hope the paradoxical frog doesn't also succome to the chytrid disease which has been mentioned in other posts.
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