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 ...

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

isolated from cone snail venom, has similar amino acid sequences to somatostatin. The researchers found that Consomatin pG1 could selectively activate SSTR 2 in human cells. SSTR 2 is a highly ...

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 ...

A couple of months later he saw a picture of a similar shell online and was shocked to discover that he had held in his hands a cone snail, one of the world’s most poisonous animals.