Some male octopuses tend to get eaten by their sexual partners, but male blue-lined octopuses avoid this fate with help from ...

A fundamental difference between venom and poison is how the toxins enter the body of the victim. Ronald's rule for telling the difference is straightforward: 'If you bite it and you die it's poison, ...

Image Credit: EVGEIIA / Shutterstock A recent review article published in the journal Toxins explored the diversity of venom delivery systems among plants, animals, fungi, protists, viruses ...

Examples of toxins of biological origin include Diphtheria Toxin, Tetrodotoxin, Pertussis Toxin, Botulinium Toxin, Snake Venom Toxins, Conotoxin and Ricin. Although toxins are derived from biological ...

HHMI researchers discover that protein related to snake venom toxin modulates receptors that are targeted by nicotine. Scientists have found that a protein resembling snake venom neurotoxin modulates ...

View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. Aminiaturized version of the snake venom gland that secretes functionally active toxins can be grown from stem cells, researchers describe ...