Yeah turn it up mate. I really don't care about Atractaspis other than the fact that the M12B peptidases in the venom formed a monophyletic clade with elapid and viper venoms, with the toxins all mixed together. Thus, this toxin class was evolved prior to the split by the vipers and is part of the evidence for the single origin of venom. That is all.



So, yes or no. Are you going to write a letter to the editor to Toxicon laying out your evidence for the case of multiple, independent evolution of snake venoms? Yes or no?
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Dr. Bryan Grieg Fry

Deputy Director

Australian Venom Research Unit

University of Melbourne



www.venomdoc.com

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• Atractaspis - CKing, Thu Nov 13 19:23:03 2003
• RE: Atractaspis - oxyuranus, Fri Nov 14 08:18:51 2003
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• Don't feed the Troll n/p - WW, Fri Nov 14 09:34:11 2003
• RE: Ignoring evidence? - CKing, Fri Nov 14 10:39:39 2003
• Put up or shut up - BGF, Fri Nov 14 16:49:54 2003
• RE: Delay No More - CKing, Fri Nov 14 21:09:03 2003
• Put your money where your mouth is.. - BGF, Fri Nov 14 22:36:48 2003
• RE: Delay No More! - CKing, Sat Nov 15 09:02:00 2003
• blah blah blah - BGF, Sat Nov 15 14:55:18 2003
• RE: Delay No More! - CKing, Sat Nov 15 17:57:06 2003
• RE: Delay No More! - BGF, Sun Nov 16 03:04:30 2003
• RE: Delay No More! - CKing, Sun Nov 16 10:09:17 2003
• Prove it - BGF, Sun Nov 16 16:23:23 2003
• RE: Ignoring published evidence - CKing, Sun Nov 16 16:59:18 2003