Many poisonous snakes are resistant to their own venom, but researchers don’t know how or why. Now, scientists have solved this biochemical mystery in a type of rattlesnake called the western ...

As you just heard, scorpion venom may someday improve the treatment of children with brain cancer. Turns out, scientists have been turning to natural poisons for a variety of purposes. STEVE INSKEEP, ...

They mightn't seem like the most obvious places to look, but the venom of deadly creatures like spiders, snakes and scorpions are an increasingly rich source of medicines for human health. The latest ...

One of the lead authors of the scorpion venom study, Fred Hutch staff scientist Emily Girard (center), says she hopes her work “results in a therapeutic that will help a lot of people.” (Fred Hutch ...

Researchers in Brazil and Belgium have developed a molecule of pharmaceutical interest from collinein-1, a protein found in rattlesnake venom. They used a technique called PEGylation to make the ...

Researchers in Brazil and Belgium have developed a molecule of pharmaceutical interest from collinein-1, a protein found in rattlesnake venom. They used a technique called PEGylation to make the ...

Researchers have developed novel proteins using computational design to neutralize specific toxins found in the venom of certain poisonous snakes. This approach may lead to more efficient, safer and ...