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Ozempic was discovered through research into Gila monster venom.

Scott Alexander · AI 2027: month-by-month model of intelligence explosion — Scott Alexander & Daniel Kokotajlo · 3 Apr 2025

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“The best example I can think of is that Ozempic was discovered by looking at Gila monster venom.”
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