A University of Queensland international research team has found potentially life-saving bat peptides within the venom of vampire bats located in Mexico.
A new class of blood pressure-regulating peptides found in the bat’s venom could help revolutionise treatments for conditions such as hypertension, heart failure, kidney diseases and burns.
This research, however, has come to a complete stop as Mexican drug lords take control of the field site, with Associate Professor Bryan Fry saying this could set research back years.