The fur-rubbing white-faced capuchins and the charcoal-eating red colobus monkeys seen in Clever Monkeys are just two examples of medical ingenuity in primates.

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.

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?

Amphibians are linchpins in their ecosystems and important in medical research. What would the world be like without them?

One of the most promising new venom-derived drugs actually comes from a very modest-looking sea snail.

Animal health care is an important part of the zoo's mission, and staff members pay daily "house calls" to residents.