Why Is Snake Venom So Deadly

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This week Reactions is taking a look at the science behind poisonous snakes and why their venom is so deadly. Chemistry sheds some light on the proteins in venom, as well as its potential medical uses. • Find us on all these places: • Subscribe! http://bit.ly/ACSReactions • Facebook! / acsreactions • Twitter! / acsreactions • Tumblr! http://tumblr.com/ACSReactions • Music: • Robert Daglio – Mr. Fantastic • Sam Leopard – Back for More • Writer Producer: • Kirk Zamieroski • Executive Producer: • Adam Dylewski • Scientific consultants: • Kenneth Winkel, Ph.D. • Darcy Gentleman, Ph.D. • Sophia Cai • SOURCES: • Snake Venom Basics - http://www.chm.bris.ac.uk/webprojects... • Snake Venom Basics 2 - http://www.toxinology.com/fusebox.cfm... • Cytotoxins - http://www.omicsonline.org/open-acces... • Striking Beauties: Venomous Snakes - https://web.archive.org/web/200605230... • General Neurotoxins - http://www.chemistryexplained.com/Ne-... • Evolutions Most Effective Killer: Snake Venom - http://www.popsci.com/scitech/article... • Venom and alzheimer's - http://www.med.monash.edu.au/news/201... • Blood clotting hydrogels - http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/a... • Annual snakebites - http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/snakes/ • Prothrombin activation - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35... • Fibrin clotting - http://atvb.ahajournals.org/content/3... • On thrombin and fibrin - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/artic... • Microclots - https://books.google.co.jp/books?id=F... • Ever wonder why dogs sniff each others' butts? Or how Adderall works? Or whether it's OK to pee in the pool? We've got you covered: Reactions a web series about the chemistry that surrounds you every day. • • Reactions is produced by the American Chemical Society.

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