How Cone Snail Toxins Are Shaping the Future of Medicine Marine cone snails, often admired for their striking shells but feared for their venomous sting, are proving to be invaluable to modern science. These snails can grow up to 9 inches (22 cm) long and are found in tropical waters around the Indian and Pacific […]
Good news has been published about a vaccine that might help people with diabetes produce their own insulin. The injection helps reduce the number of cells that attack the needed insulin-producing cells. Diabetes occurs in people whose pancreas does not produce sufficient insulin or whose cells do not react to the insulin produced. Insulin is a hormone […]
