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The natural world contains a yet-to-be-discovered untapped bounty of remedies.
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The latest discovery comes from researchers from Georgetown University.
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Their exploration of how reptiles excrete waste could help treat human ailments.
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A potentially harmful by-product created when the body breaks down nitrogen.
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Too much nitrogen in our bodies can lead to health problems like gout.
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The study is published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.
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The excreta and waste elimination processes of more than 20 reptile species.
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They focused their attention on the excess nitrogen that crystallised.
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A desire to understand the ways reptiles are able to excrete this material.
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It might inspire new approaches to disease prevention and treatment.
See the snake 'pee crystals' lesson for the whole text.
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