This was particularly true in the Gila River valley, where the Gila River was diverted in many places to irrigate large fertile plains and numerous compact towns.

在希拉河流域尤其如此，希拉河的水被输送到许多地方用来灌溉肥沃的平原，养育众多的城镇。

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Location: The Gila monster is found in the desert areas of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. The Mexican Gila monster is normally found in the dense forests of southern Mexico.

地点 ：希拉毒蜥是一种耐力极好、会咬人的动物，它生长在美国西南和墨西哥北部沙漠地带，而它的近亲墨西哥毒蜥通常栖息在墨西哥南部茂密的丛林中。

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But the snow does melt. Ice cold water travels down the mountains and forms several rivers -- the Gila River,the Green River, the Little Colorado,the San Juan, the Virgin and the Gunnison Rivers.

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Bydureon is a longer-acting version of Byetta, the first GLP-1 drug, which was based on a chemical in Gila monster spit that is similar to GLP-1.

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Worst hit will be Amylin Pharmaceuticals, which developed Bydureon and its predecessor, the twice-a-day Byetta, from a compound found in Gila monster saliva.

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But in the early 1990s endocrinologist John Eng at the VA Medical Center in the Bronx found a chemical in venomous Gila monster saliva that mimicked the effects of GLP-1.

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