Venom-based medicines The reason snake venoms are so interesting to pharmacology researchers is because they contain toxins that can be isolated and synthesized in the laboratory. These toxins are used in the composition of three drugs that are already marketed in France: - the Batroxobin i ...
etimes creeping, it can grow up to 6 meters tall. The fruits grow at the base of the palm in small clusters. What does it look like? The salak or snake fruit lives up to its name! The word 'salak' actually means snake in Javanese and Soundanese (the second language of Indonesia). In English, ...
arth. The 12 signs of the Chinese zodiac are represented by animals and return cyclically every 12 years: the rat, buffalo, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog and pig. In 2022, the Tiger sign is associated with the Water element, making it wiser and less reckless. ...
ted with one of the twelve signs of the Chinese zodiac, which follow in cyclical order: rat, buffalo (or ox), tiger, rabbit (or cat or hare), dragon, snake, horse, goat (or sheep), monkey, rooster, dog, pig. Each year is also associated with one of the five elements: metal, water, wood, fire, earth ...
uts and succeeded in diverting the Sirens with his song. On his return to Thrace, he married Eurydice (a dryad), but she was bitten on the calf by a snake on their wedding day. Orpheus and Eurydice: the myth of the descent into Hell While little is known about Orpheus participating in the quest ...
ence its nickname of crazy herb. Did you know that? Fetid hellebore has many vernacular names. It is called griffin's foot but also bear's paw, snake's rose, horsebit or fool's grass. There are several cultivars of it today that you can adopt in your garden, including: - the Green Gia ...
has zip lines, multiple hiking trails and the longest toboggan run in France. If you're looking for a fun group activity, you can try your hand at Snake gliss on individual sleds assembled together, the whole thing piloted by a professional. You can also try the brand new snowtubing with famil ...
rom the age of 5. Tobogganing is so timeless that it has inspired new forms of sliding like the snooc (a hybrid between a toboggan and skis) and the snakegliss (several toboggans connected together like a snake and steered by a professional). To try the snooc, you can go to Chamonix but also to Se ...
What is the manchineel tree? The manchineel tree, or Hippomane mancinella in Latin, is a very common tree in Central and South America, the Caribbean, and the Bahamas. It naturally grows on sandy coastlines and beaches, but it is much less friendly than coconut trees! It truly deserves its Spanis ...
