An Yilan County fisherman who caught a Rumphius’ slit shell, a rare deep-water sea snail, said that he released it back into the wild on Tuesday in accordance with the wishes of a man who purchased it ...

An Yilan fisherman who caught a Rumphius’ slit shell, a rare deep-water sea snail, released it back into the wild Tuesday, in accordance with the wishes of a man who purchased it for NT$120,000 ...

Deadly sea snail poison could be key to making better drugs to treat diabetes, according to a new study. The toxin from one of the most venomous creatures on the planet may lead to new medicines ...

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.

In cone snail venom, consomatin’s specific and long-lasting effects help the animal hunt its prey, but it could also lead to the development of better drugs for sometimes fatal diseases –if we ...

This snail toxin, called consomatin, could help scientists design better drugs for people with diabetes or hormone disorders, researchers argue.

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

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 ...

B.C.’s Strait of Georgia could become a dead zone for sea snails as warming seas upend the region’s ecological balance and usher in the emergence of “novel ecosystems,” a recent study has ...

Those languishing boats and other economic problems in Hawston are the result of changes in the market to South African abalone, a curious fist-sized sea snail that is a highly prized morsel in ...

It’s 5 o’clock somewhere for a new species of sea snail, Cayo margarita, whose name was inspired by the late singer Jimmy Buffett. The creatures, native to the Florida Reef, were named in a ...

The margarita sea snail, which shoots out a toxic mucus web to catch prey, was discovered on a coral reef in the Florida Keys and was named after Buffett, who died on Sept. 1.