Gotthardt and Boss knew of the promising utility of Gila monster saliva. Previous research had indicated a specific chemical ...

As a forager, the Gila monster faces high rates of evaporative water loss. DeNardo, who studies how Gila monsters and other animals adapt to environmental change in the desert, says most desert ...

The Gila Monster has a venomous bite that it uses primarily for defense. Unlike snakes, it doesn’t inject venom but instead allows it to flow into its prey through grooved teeth. When it bites ...

The Gila monster is a species of lizard that was once thought to be one of only two species of venomous lizards. (The other is the Mexican beaded lizard.) The Gila monster lives in the deserts of ...

A pet Gila monster bit a man in Lakewood, and the man ultimately died. FOX31's Courtney Fromm dove into the illegal-to-own animal and how its bites affect humans. A pet Gila monster bit a man in ...

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New Mexico motorists have a new way to help support wildlife research, habitat enhancement, education and rehabilitation projects, as the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish’s Share with Wildlife ...

The Gila monster's bite may be agonising, but humans have been using the lizard's venom to save lives. Over 30 years ago scientists discovered the potential of Gila monster venom as a treatment for ...

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- New Mexico has a new license plate that features the Gila monster. The reptile appears on a yellow background alongside red lettering on the new plate, which benefits ...

What does the Gila monster have that we don't have ... When a patient's blood sugar levels are high, GLP-1 drugs send signals to their pancreas to secrete more insulin — but the hormone ...

But inside the Gila monster’s spit is also a substance that ... desert-dwelling lizard’s spit possessed a high affinity for binding to a specific molecule in insulinomas known as the GLP1 ...