Cone snail shell (IMAGE)

University of New Hampshire

Cone snail shell

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Researchers at the University of New Hampshire have found that variants of this venom, known as cone snail insulin (Con-Ins), could offer future possibilities for developing new fast-acting drugs to help treat diabetics.

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