Snails seem like slow, unassuming animals until you meet the cone snail. This mollusk packs a punch as one of the most predatory and venomous creatures crawling the seafloor. This YouTube video ...

Scientists already know that the venom of cone snails, which prowl the ocean floor for a fish dinner, contains compounds that can be adapted as pharmaceuticals to treat chronic pain, diabetes and ...

A venomous sea snail could hold the key to developing more effective painkillers with a reduced risk of addiction, researchers say. Deadly venom produced by cone snails has occasionally killed ...

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. A multinational research team led by ...

There are around 800 different species of cone snail. Each use different venoms to hunt. Research at University of Utah has found snail venom could possibly be used as a fast-acting insulin for ...

Pharmaceutical insulin is produced in animals like pigs and purified for human use. Now researchers have created a new version of the hormone that is based on a type of insulin in animals called cone ...

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 other hormone disorders, a new study suggests.