Northerner
Admin (Retired)
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
If you think snails are helpless, think again! Some snails possess highly effective defense mechanism to compensate for their lethargic pace. They have a surprise in store for those who want to take advantage of their apparent vulnerability.
There’s a new research study to this effect which suggests some cone snails have a secret weapon in case they are being attacked. They are called insulin “stun guns”. This is a especial kind, unique to certain cone snail species. What it does is assault the immune system of the victim.
Some of these snails seem to have special kind of insulin mixed to their lethal venom, the University of Utah reported.
http://www.esbtrib.com/2015/01/20/4325/insulin-found-conus-may-help-treat-diabetes-humans/
There’s a new research study to this effect which suggests some cone snails have a secret weapon in case they are being attacked. They are called insulin “stun guns”. This is a especial kind, unique to certain cone snail species. What it does is assault the immune system of the victim.
Some of these snails seem to have special kind of insulin mixed to their lethal venom, the University of Utah reported.
http://www.esbtrib.com/2015/01/20/4325/insulin-found-conus-may-help-treat-diabetes-humans/