#  Research shows how digestive enzyme evolved into venom in two species 

 





November 21, 2009

 

 

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**Yael Aminetzach**, a postdoctoral researcher in the **Hoekstra** lab, shows that venomous shrews and lizards evolved toxic proteins in the same way. [*Harvard Gazette story, 10/29/2009*](http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2009/10/venomous-bite/) and [*CBC interview, 11/21/2009*](http://www.cbc.ca/quirks/archives/09-10/qq-2009-11-21.html).

 

 

 



 

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