Title of the book
LANGUAGE
LITERATURE
Sub-title of the
book
GNADE & LEARNERS'
TEXTBOOK
Language and Literature
Grade 8 Learner's
Textbook
Copyright
Year
Philippine Copyright 2015
Cuz Pablishing House Inc.
Author
Lourdes M. Cruz
Armando 1. Dy
Josie G. Perez
Nancy M. Rubie
Name of
publisher
All rights reserved.
Cruz Publishing House Inc.
Quezon City, Philippines
Place Published
Illustration 2. Hlustrated by the author. Names mentioned in the illustration are fictional
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Illustration 2. Hlustrated by the author.
Answer:
Lourdes J. Cruz is a Filipino biochemist whose research has contributed to the understanding of the biochemistry of toxic peptides from the venom of fish-hunting Conus marine snails. The characterization of over 50 biologically active peptides from the snail's venom had been made possible, in part, by her studies.
She has also contributed to the development of conotoxins as tools for examining the activity of the human brain. For instance,