Explore the work of Bryan Fry, a venom researcher featured on THE VENOM CURE.
A guide from sea snake researcher Vimoksalehi Lukoschek.
Snake-venom Drug Battles Breast Cancer
Learn about research on contortrostatin, a protein found in snake venom, that may help prevent breast cancer from spreading to other body sites.
Research on blood clot dissolution
Info on Professor Francis Markland’s work
Cone Shells and Conotoxins
Extensive information on cone shells by expert Bruce Livett.
Frogs: A Chorus of Colors
Pictures and information on poison dart frogs from the American Museum of Natural History.
Discover other poisonous creatures — from ants and jellyfish to platypuses and wasps.
Atlanta Botanical Gardens
View poison dart frogs and learn about amphibian research at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens.
Get the latest information on new treatments derived from venom.
American Diabetes Association
Learn about the race to develop new drugs that treat type 2 diabetes, including one based on gila monster venom.
More on the drug derived from gila monster venom.
Drugs from Nature, Then, and Now
Find out more about drugs derived from animals and plants in this Web site by the National Institutes of Health. Plus, get more information on cancer, diabetes, and chronic pain at www.nih.gov.
NATURE: Victims of Venom
Learn about some creatures of the deep that use poison as a survival tactic. Plus, meet a man who dodges fangs on a daily basis to help people bitten by snakes.
NATURE: Australia’s Little Assassins
Australia is home to the most poisonous animals in the world. Find out about a few of them. Then take our quiz on Australia’s most fearsome creatures.
NATURE: The Reptiles: Snakes
Learn how snake venom is helping scientists.
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