The Conus geographus snail is deadly to humans, but scientists say its venom might hold the key to discovering ways to regulate growth hormone levels in people even better than current synthetic drugs ...

TUESDAY, Aug. 20, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Toxin from one of the most venomous animals on the planet – a deadly sea snail – could help researchers figure out new ways to treat diabetes and ...

Though small, cone snails are formidable hunters, producing a variety of toxins—many of which are valuable for drug research—to immobilize prey and deter predators. In 2015, researchers discovered ...

The studies found that while somatostatin directly interacts with several proteins, consomatin only interacts with one. “… we show that, in addition to insulins, the deadly fish hunter, Conus ...

While the snail is capable of stinging a human, the lethal strikes are left to their much larger relatives like the Conus geographus.

As cone snails slither across coral reefs, they are constantly on the prowl for prey. Some of these fish-hunting species, such as Conus geographus, release plumes of toxic venom that contain a unique ...

The conotoxins in a geography cone snail's venom could hold the key to painkillers that are as effective as (but less addictive than) opioids.

A crew conducting deep-sea explorations off the coast of Japan was shocked to discover a new species of sea snail living at depths never before seen for that family of animal, Discover Wildlife ...

Insulin produced by a predatory cone snail (Conus geographus), pictured here hunting a fish, appears to act three times faster than current therapeutic insulin products, according to new research.

Conus regius, a small marine cone snail common to the Caribbean Sea, produces a venom capable of paralyzing and killing its prey. In this study, the researchers found that a compound isolated from ...

Images of the cone snail Conus geographus attempting to capture fish prey. As the snails approach potential prey, they release a specialized insulin into the water, along with neurotoxins that ...