Now, they already have some medicines out there on the market to assist with clotting. The thinners that are used are supposedly quite effective. I know that a member of my own family who has had 3 clots before the age of 50 was on Coumadin. On one hand, these medicines are approved by the FDA and have been tested for side effects (and we are aware of the risks). On the other hand, Bat Saliva I would assume would be mostly if not completely pure but without intense testing, how do we know for sure? What if we were to distribute and take the saliva extract and the side effects are more severe? I thought the one comment about the side effects was funny but seriously, without further testing and results, I would recommend to let the bats alone for now. But I also want to know why they would even consider using saliva of a bat. What is next to test, Firefly guts? I always look forward to seeing advances in science either way.
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Now, they already have some medicines out there on the market to assist with clotting. The thinners that are used are supposedly quite effective. I know that a member of my own family who has had 3 clots before the age of 50 was on Coumadin. On one hand, these medicines are approved by the FDA and have been tested for side effects (and we are aware of the risks). On the other hand, Bat Saliva I would assume would be mostly if not completely pure but without intense testing, how do we know for sure? What if we were to distribute and take the saliva extract and the side effects are more severe? I thought the one comment about the side effects was funny but seriously, without further testing and results, I would recommend to let the bats alone for now. But I also want to know why they would even consider using saliva of a bat. What is next to test, Firefly guts? I always look forward to seeing advances in science either way.