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The toxin in snails called consomatin is similar to somatostatin in humans, a peptide hormone that regulates blood sugar. In cone snail venom, consomatin’s specific and long-lasting effects help ...

Deadly sea snail poison could be key to making better drugs to treat diabetes, according to a new study. The toxin from one ...

A multinational research team led by University of Utah scientists has identified a component within the venom of a deadly marine cone snail, the geography cone, that mimics a human hormone called ...

Please verify your email address. Among the many Deviants in Once Human, the Atomic Snail is one of the rarest and hardest to find. Players won't be able to see it floating around in a bubble in ...

Researchers discovered a hormone-like toxin in cone snail venom that mimics human somatostatin, regulating blood sugar and hormone levels with greater stability and specificity. The toxin could serve ...

Crates of snails were found in an office building in Liverpool, in what the city council has described as a business rates avoidance "tactic" A city centre office building has been home to a snail ...

Rowe leads the search with admiration, and a warning, for the newest invasive species oozing into Georgia: the Chinese mystery snail. "They aren't a mystery, we know what they are," Rowe explained.

A multinational research team led by University of Utah scientists identified a component of the venom produced by a deadly marine cone snail, the geography cone (Conus geographus), which mimics ...

Ho Yan Yeung, PhD, first author on the study (left) and Thomas Koch, PhD, also an author on the study (right) examine a freshly-collected batch of cone snails. Image credit: Safavi Lab.

Scientists are finding clues for how to treat diabetes and hormone disorders in an unexpected place: a toxin from one of the most venomous animals on the planet. Scientists are finding clues for ...