Sustainably produced scorpion venoms are important, for example, in the pharmacological industry. However, in the recent years, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of people involved in ...

The venom of deadly animals mightn't seem like a great place to look for life-saving medicines, but scientists are continually sifting through these toxins to discover compounds with huge potential.

Virologists from China’s Wuhan University may have the next new weapon in the battle against the dreaded methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria, or any of a number of rising ...

Researchers at the University of São Paulo have discovered a molecule in arachnid venom that behaves like a commonly used chemotherapy drug for treating the disease, with preliminary findings ...

This might sound something like a desert legend, involving a creature that is no bigger than a human hand, with a tail that delivers not just a sting, but liquid gold. Of course, it’s not actual gold, ...

Dominican-based company promises scorpion venom drug can help fight cancer. Nov. 4, 2013— -- A Dominican Republic-based company is making the controversial claim that its scorpion venom drug can ...

A venomous creature from the Amazon rainforest may hold the key to fighting one of the deadliest cancers affecting women today. According to the American Cancer Society, skin cancers aside, breast ...

An article published by the researchers of the Biodiversity Unit at the University of Turku, Finland, highlights how amateur venom-extraction business is threatening scorpion species. Sustainably ...

Venom-extraction trade may hasten the extinction of scorpions as vast numbers are harvested from nature to illegal scorpion farms. Research has an important role in the conservation efforts and ...