Yes play nice!
Though there is often quackery in some alternative medicines, there is even
more so in the medical world.  When an alternative therapy works it
typically doesn't poison or radiate the patient in the process like the
pharmaceutical companies, or radio therapies do.

I'm a prime candidate for alternative medicines, whereas I typically get all
the side-effects from medications and little or no benefits.

And I supplied Cones to a number of medical research facilities in the
1990's. ... Dr. Baldomero Olivera at U of Utah for example.

Les

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From: Conchologists List On Behalf Of John Tucker
Sent: Monday, December 21, 2009 11:27 AM

Dear Andrew and Ellen,
Now be nice. You never know. Considering how important cone shell venom is
to 'real' medicine you can never tell what is next. I, personally, would bet
the odds that nothing this person gets will amount to much. I would even be
more interested in illustrations on how you can milk a cone shell. I have
milked many venomous snakes but cones might be troublesome.
ours, John K. Tucker

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