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When you imagine a superpowered predator, you might conjure images of lions or bears, or maybe anthropomorphic aliens who hunt humans for sport. You’re probably not picturing snails, but you should be ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Storms are known to bring lots of different shells onto North Carolina beaches as they stir up the water. And while many of us like to collect shells on the beach, we are looking at ...

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 ...

(CN) — Despite their conventional name and colorful patterned shells, some cone snails are killers. Their venom not only paralyzes and kills their marine prey, but, depending on the species, they can ...

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 ...

An international team of researchers headed by scientists at the University of Copenhagen has discovered that venoms produced by one group of fish-hunting deep sea cone snails contain compounds ...

Cone snails are marine gastropods whose venoms comprise a complex array of bioactive peptides, collectively known as conopeptides, with conotoxins representing a major disulphide‐rich subset. These ...

An international research team led by scientists at University of Utah Health, Stanford University, and University of Copenhagen has developed a new form of fast-acting injectable insulin based on ...

But a recent study from the University of New Hampshire found these deadly cone snails could lead to promising new treatments for diabetes. Cone snails use their venom to immobilize and kill their ...