The geography cone snail is indigenous to the reefs of the Indo-Pacific, grows to about 6 inches in length, and has intricately patterned brown-and-white shells, according to the National ...

SALT LAKE CITY — The venom of geography cone snails may hold the key to developing better drugs for people with diabetes or hormone disorders. The findings of an international research team led ...

The toxin, which is called consomatin, is from the geography cone snail. These creatures are a species of predatory sea snail known for hunting small fish. They are typically found in reefs in the ...

The findings, published in the journal Nature Communications, detail how a toxin from the geography cone snail, called consomatin, behaves similarly to somatostatin, a hormone responsible for ...

A toxin in the venom of the geography cone snail mimics a human hormone called somatostatin, which regulates levels of blood sugar and hormones in the body, researchers reported Aug. 20 in the ...

Cone snails have one of the most lethal venoms on the planet. Photograph by Robert Clark, National Geographic Cone snails are currently used to produce the drug known as Prialt, which can only be ...

University of Utah researchers are exploring if the study of components of geography cone snail venom can lead to diabetes treatments. | Brice Tucker, Deseret News ...

A toxin in the venom of the geography cone snail mimics a human hormone called somatostatin, which regulates levels of blood sugar and hormones in the body, researchers reported Tuesday in the ...

A multinational research team led by University of Utah scientists has identified a component within the venom of a deadly marine cone snail, the geography cone, that mimics a human hormone called ...

Venom from the geography cone snail could help researchers develop new diabetes treatments A toxin in the venom called consomatin causes blood sugar levels to remain low The toxin’s structure ...