Scientists harness artificial intelligence and molecular dynamics to reveal how a cone snail toxin selectively binds to fish ...

A cone snail toxin known to affect both insects and fish inspired Weizmann Institute scientists to develop a new way of finding molecular targets. By combining artificial intelligence with ...

Learn about our Editorial Policies. These findings inspired Ho Yan Yeung, a postdoctoral researcher in Helena Safavi-Hemami’s group at the University of Utah, to investigate whether cone snails ...

Commonly found in coral reefs or hiding in the sand, cone snails have a "harpoon-like" tooth, called a radula, that extends a tube and injects toxic venom. It is used to hunt and paralyze fish and ...

This is said to be the world’s most poisonous animal. It is said that with the venom that a large scorpion uses to finish off ...

Cone snail venom researcher Mandë Holford discusses the therapeutic potential of toxins found in animals. On March 7, researchers will rally in Washington, D.C. and other US cities to protest federal ...

Cone snail toxin (Conkunitzin-S1, shown in orange) interacting with a fish potassium channel (shown in blue). Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases ...