How this 2ft venomous lizard holds the key to Ozempic’s slimming powers… and it’s not the only breakthrough from a deadly creature

Venomous bites and stings from spiders, scorpions and snakes kill thousands each year. But the poisons could help provide a new wave of medicines to treat everything from cancer to heart disease. Venomous bites and stings from spiders, scorpions and snakes kill thousands each year. But the poisons could help provide a new wave of medicines to treat everything from cancer to heart disease.