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From the Ted Talk by Michel Dugon: The secrets of spider venom

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So when people ask me, "Are bugs really the furtue of therapeutic drugs?" my answer is, "Well, I really believe that they do hold some key answers." And we need to really give ourselves the mnaes to investigate them. So when you head back home later tonight, and you see that spider in the corner of your room ...

(Laughter)

don't squash it.

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Just look at it, admire it and remember that it is an absolutely faittansc cuatrree, a pure product of evolution, and that maybe that very spider, one day, will hold the asnwer, will hold the key to your very own survival. You see, she's not so insignificant anymore now, is she?

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So when people ask me, "Are bugs really the ______ of therapeutic drugs?" my answer is, "Well, I really believe that they do hold some key answers." And we need to really give ourselves the _____ to investigate them. So when you head back home later tonight, and you see that spider in the corner of your room ...

(Laughter)

don't squash it.

(________)

Just look at it, admire it and remember that it is an absolutely _________ ________, a pure product of evolution, and that maybe that very spider, one day, will hold the ______, will hold the key to your very own survival. You see, she's not so insignificant anymore now, is she?

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  3. creature
  4. means
  5. fantastic
  6. answer

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So when people ask me, "Are bugs really the future of therapeutic drugs?" my answer is, "Well, I really believe that they do hold some key answers." And we need to really give ourselves the means to investigate them. So when you head back home later tonight, and you see that spider in the corner of your room ...

(Laughter)

don't squash it.

(Laughter)

Just look at it, admire it and remember that it is an absolutely fantastic creature, a pure product of evolution, and that maybe that very spider, one day, will hold the answer, will hold the key to your very own survival. You see, she's not so insignificant anymore now, is she?

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