How Dragon Blood Could Save Your Life (Video) (IMAGE)

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How Dragon Blood Could Save Your Life (Video)

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Chemists have found potential drugs and other really useful compounds in some truly bizarre places in nature. From a natural immune defense in the blood of komodo dragons, to a sponge armed with resilience to bacterial infection, to a 400-million-year-old medical workhorse, check out the latest Reactions video to find out how these exotic creatures just might save your life someday: https://youtu.be/j8glywrQvbE.

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