The mere glimpse of venomous animals has always terrified humans because of the
devastating effects of their venoms. However, researchers across the globe have isolated …

Venoms are complex chemical arsenals that have evolved independently many times in the
animal kingdom. Venoms have attracted the interest of researchers because they are an …

A useful approach to deepen our knowledge about the origin and evolution of venom
systems in Reptilia has been exploring the vast biodiversity of this clade of vertebrates in …

Despite their evolutionary novelty, lizard venoms are much less studied in comparison to the
intense research on snake venoms. While the venoms of helodermatid lizards have long …

The interplay between predator and prey has catalyzed the evolution of venom systems, with
predators honing their venoms in response to the evolving resistance of prey. A previous …

Among the vast repertoire of animal toxins and venoms selected by nature and evolution,
mankind opted to devote its scientific attention—during the last century—to a restricted …

In 2002, I received the first crocodile monitors at the zoo where I was working. I had recently
joined the herpetology team as a part-time keeper, and I remember the feeling when I saw …

A useful approach to deepen our knowledge about the origin and evolution of venom
systems in Reptilia has been exploring the vast biodiversity of this clade of vertebrates in …

Research into reptile venoms has been biased towards clinically significant snake species.
For a century the only other reptiles considered venomous outside the snakes have been …

Voltage-gated sodium channels (NaVs) are expressed in excitable cells throughout the body
and are responsible for critical processes in the cardiovascular, muscular, and central and …