AI helps scientists decode a cone snail toxin’s targets, paving the way for safer drug development and ecological research.

predatory marine snails that live mostly in shallow, tropical waters around the globe. Their cone-shaped shells are ...

When scientists develop new molecules—whether for the purposes of agriculture, species control, or life-saving drugs—it's ...

"Cone snails are a famous marine predator with really ... a unique curve in the shell called a "stromboid notch." "Both eyes can peer out from underneath the notch, giving a greater view of ...

Researchers have found that cone snail toxins can be a good model for AI simulations of molecular interactions.

While considered a delicacy in some parts of the world, snails have found a more intriguing use to scientists and the medical profession offering a plethora of research possibilities. Cone snails are ...

Their catches turned out to contain Conus geographus, a marine mollusk that produces some of the most potent venom of any cone snail species. The ultimate cause of death, then, seemed clear. But the ...

and named it "Oc non Son Doong” (Son Doong cone snail), Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reported. This land snail species, scientifically called Calybium plicatus sp. nov., belongs to the Calybium ...

Learn about our Editorial Policies. These findings inspired Ho Yan Yeung, a postdoctoral researcher in Helena Safavi-Hemami’s group at the University of Utah, to investigate whether cone snails ...

In the hunt for the target of a cone snail toxin, researchers established a new pipeline that can help identify molecular interactions and may assist with drug discovery ROCKVILLE, MD – When ...