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From: heumann@hpmtlx.HP.COM ($John_Heumann@hpmtljh)
Newsgroups: sci.bio
Subject: Re: What's the Why and How of Mosquito Bites?
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Date: 14 Aug 89 15:19:03 GMT
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> I hardly know a poison that is used to human advantage... 

Well, gee there's atropine, belladona, digitalis all of which are quite 
toxic but also find legitimate medicinal use.  In fact I'd almost go to 
the other extreme:  most drugs are poisonous and their medicinal
use involves careful titration of dosage to stay under the toxic range.