Behind a pretty shell sits a precision hunter whose toxins can stop a heartbeat, yet also power pain relief and new diabetes ...

Researchers have found that variants of this cone snail venom could offer future possibilities for developing new fast-acting drugs to help treat diabetics. The tapered cone shell is popular among ...

(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 ...

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 shows ...

(KUTV) — An international team of researchers, including University of Utah Health scientists, report they have developed the world’s smallest, fully functional version of insulin. The human hybrid ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Post-doctoral researcher Ho Yan Yeung pulls samples of cone snail venom out of a ultra low temp freezer while explaining her ...

Those who fly to tropical shores this Christmas in search of sea and sun may be unaware that an exotic shell picked from the beach could potentially bring relief to many thousands of people suffering ...

Nearly a century after insulin was discovered, an international team of researchers including University of Utah Health scientists report that they have developed the world's smallest, fully ...

A rare natural spectacle unfolded along Odisha’s Puri coastline as countless sea snails washed up on the shore, turning the beach into a mesmerising carpet of moving shells. Visitors were left amazed ...