A comprehensive new review paper reveals the staggering loss of biodiversity among island land snails globally. Lead author ...

Cone snails are marine gastropods whose venoms comprise a complex array of bioactive peptides, collectively known as conopeptides, with conotoxins representing a major disulphide‐rich subset. These ...

Venom is commonly measured by the LD50: the concentration of toxin (lethal dose, mg/kg) required to kill half of a test animal group. A smaller number indicates more concentrated venom, with the most ...

‡ Andaman and Nicobar Centre for Ocean Science and Technology, Earth System Sciences Organisation-National Institute of Ocean Technology, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India, Port Blair ...