Preliminary results presented at the FAPESP Week France health conference suggest the venom from an Amazon rainforest scorpion (Brotheas amazonicus) might be able to help treat breast cancer. An aging ...

Snake Venom as Possible Cancer Treatment Snakes like the midget-faded rattler use venom to kill their prey. But if University of Northern Colorado professor Steve Mackessy has his way, their venom ...

(CN) — Despite their conventional name and colorful patterned shells, some cone snails are killers. Their venom not only paralyzes and kills their marine prey, but, depending on the species, they can ...

"It’s like a new world that we didn’t know existed before," one Eastern Connecticut State University researcher said.