venom

Two pain blocking peptides were found in the venom from the Venezuelan Pinkfoot Goliath tarantula

A new technique could replace conventional methods of testing paralytic neurotoxins, which previously required euthanasia of test subjects

A team of pain researchers studied the most venomous creature on earth to learn how venom works and what causes pain

Altered peptides from a South American wasp’s venom can kill bacteria but are nontoxic to human cells

Scientists inventory glycans in venoms of South American vipers

Darwinism at work, as sea anemones adapt their venom to accommodate changing prey and sea conditions

Solenopsin analogs tested in mouse model of psoriasis

Scientists at the University of Utah have found a compound that blocks pain by targeting a pathway not associated with opioids

Research reveals that the same hormone produced in the gut of the platypus to regulate blood glucose is also surprisingly produced in their venom

A method called proteomics was used in the Aarhus study to make the first overall description of venom proteins in gila lizards