Post-doctoral researcher Ho Yan Yeung pulls samples of cone snail venom out of a ultra low temp freezer while explaining her research inside of a lab in the Emma Eccles Jones Medical Research Building ...

Venom from the geography cone snail could help researchers develop new diabetes treatments A toxin in the venom called consomatin causes blood sugar levels to remain low The toxin’s structure could ...

One of the world's most venomous creatures could be a new source of inspiration for drugs to treat diseases affecting hundreds of millions of people, a new study suggests. Led by researchers from the ...

Deadly sea snail poison could be key to making better drugs to treat diabetes, according to a new study. The toxin from one of the most venomous creatures on the planet may lead to new medicines for ...

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Even among a group of animals as weird as snails that hunt with venomous teeth they can launch like harpoons, the geography cone snail (Conus geographus), above, is a bit of a freak. Cone snails are a ...

A toxin from one of the most venomous animals on the planet is giving scientists new clues about how to treat some serious, and potentially fatal human disorders. A multinational research team led by ...

The geography cone snail uses one of the world's most dangerous venoms to immobilize its prey. Image Credit: Photo credit: Baldomero Olivera, Ph.D., University of Utah Share A deadly, sluggish marine ...

A stark reminder has been issued after an underwater photographer found an innocuous shell that actual held “one of the most potent neurotoxins” known to man. Liz Hardaker was snorkelling near a rock ...

Laboratory analysis of bank sediment samples collected from a channel in mid-Devon illustrates the significance of the bulk moisture content of the material for the bank strength properties as ...