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A textile cone hunts other snails. Its proboscis contains a harpoon, loaded with a powerful venom called conotoxin. It paralyzes its prey so it can be sucked from its shell and devoured.
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Frank Markland discusses his research into whether contortrostatin, a protein found in copperhead snake venom, is effective in attacking cancer cells in breast cancer patients.
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(Airs Sunday, November 30) Scientists have discovered that natural poisons and venoms contain chemicals that can be used to create drugs for treating everything from chronic pain to cancer.
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Could a spray made from the clotting agent in a snake's venom be used to prevent people from bleeding to death after an accident?
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Did you miss the premiere? Now you can watch the full episode online.
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Did you watch the premiere of "The Wolf That Changed America"? Tell us what you think.
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For Ernest Thompson Seton, it wasn’t just a question of saving the wilderness. He believed that people had to experience nature in order to care about it. What’s your connection to nature?
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Explore the photographs and artwork of naturalist Ernest Thompson Seton.
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Ernest Thompson Seton ventures out to check his baits, slabs of meat laced with poison. He soon finds, however, that Lobo may be smarter than he'd thought.
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View and download the new NATURE Comic Book: "Lobo: King of the Currumpaw."
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