One of the most iconic and striking elements of the Venom symbiote's design has always been its elongated tongue, for which ...

These regulatory genes are the basis of venom systems in animals ... and they’re secreted in saliva. This would be a starting point for humans to become venomous. Humans do not need to be ...

Intrigued by its ability to cause such pain, scientists began to study the Gila monster's saliva. Dr Ronald Jenner, venom evolution expert at the Museum, sheds light on what it takes to create a cure ...

As an injectable substance, mosquito saliva can be considered a type of venom. However, the red lump isn't caused by the venom but the human body's response to it. To fight the saliva, the body ...

Like the blue-ringed octopus. Its venom is 1,000 times more toxic than cyanide and it’ll bring down a human in just 20-40 minutes. Bacteria in its saliva make an extremely potent neurotoxin ...

The Department of Health (DOH) has reiterated its warning that traditional remedies like “tandok” (traditional method of extracting venom/saliva from a bite) are ineffective in treating rabies, ...

uses symbiotic bacteria to sequester the tetrodotoxin venom in its salivary glands. Scientists have previously documented the octopus using its toxin-laden saliva to paralyse large prey before it ...