Platypus Venom Can Treat This Disease?

Adorable, quirky and the fact they look like the love child of a duck and beaver makes the platypus a truly fascinating creature. Surprisingly, Its appearance isn't the selling feature of what makes it so unusual. This oddball mammal can produce venom capable of killing small animals.
Doubling down on the weirdness, this same venom could be used to help treat a disease in humans. Can you guess which disease platypus venom is used for? How does this differ from other treatments? Could platypus milk be another medical marvel?


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