Toxin from one of the most venomous animals on the planet -- a deadly sea snail -- could help researchers figure out new ways ...

The cone snail uses consomatin to paralyze its prey. The toxin stops blood sugar levels from rising, which is fatal for fish.

It’s fair to say that research into ways to protect an endangered sea snail called “Kayanomi-kanimori,” or Clypeomorus bifasciata as it is known academically, had proceeded at a snail’s ...