Convergent evolution of toxin resistance in animals
Convergence is the phenomenon whereby similar phenotypes evolve independently in
different lineages. One example is resistance to toxins in animals. Toxins have evolved …
different lineages. One example is resistance to toxins in animals. Toxins have evolved …
Venom biotechnology: casting light on nature's deadliest weapons using synthetic biology
T Lüddecke, A Paas, RJ Harris, L Talmann… - … in bioengineering and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
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 …
animal kingdom. Venoms have attracted the interest of researchers because they are an …
Resistance Is not futile: widespread convergent evolution of resistance to alpha-neurotoxic snake venoms in caecilians (Amphibia: Gymnophiona)
Predatory innovations impose reciprocal selection pressures upon prey. The evolution of
snake venom alpha-neurotoxins has triggered the corresponding evolution of resistance in …
snake venom alpha-neurotoxins has triggered the corresponding evolution of resistance in …
Animals evoking fear in the cradle of humankind: snakes, scorpions, and large carnivores
Theories explain the presence of fears and specific phobias elicited by animals in
contemporary WEIRD (Western, educated, industrialized, rich, and democratic) populations …
contemporary WEIRD (Western, educated, industrialized, rich, and democratic) populations …
Functional genomics analysis reveals the evolutionary adaptation and demographic history of pygmy lorises
ML Li, S Wang, P Xu, HY Tian, M Bai… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Lorises are a group of globally threatened strepsirrhine primates that exhibit many unusual
physiological and behavioral features, including a low metabolic rate, slow movement, and …
physiological and behavioral features, including a low metabolic rate, slow movement, and …
Attentional, emotional, and behavioral response toward spiders, scorpions, crabs, and snakes provides no evidence for generalized fear between spiders and …
Spiders are among the animals evoking the highest fear and disgust and such a complex
response might have been formed throughout human evolution. Ironically, most spiders do …
response might have been formed throughout human evolution. Ironically, most spiders do …
Venom diversity in Naja mossambica: Insights from proteomic and immunochemical analyses reveal intraspecific differences
KK Hus, J Buczkowicz, M Pietrowska… - PLOS Neglected …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Background Intraspecific variations in snake venom composition have been extensively
documented, contributing to the diverse clinical effects observed in envenomed patients …
documented, contributing to the diverse clinical effects observed in envenomed patients …
The bigger the threat, the longer the gaze? A cross-cultural study of Somalis and Czechs
High fear reaction, preferential attention, or fast detection are only a few of the specific
responses which snakes evoke in humans. Previous research has shown that these …
responses which snakes evoke in humans. Previous research has shown that these …
Diverse and Dynamic Alpha-Neurotoxicity Within Venoms from the Palearctic Viperid Snake Clade of Daboia, Macrovipera, Montivipera, and Vipera
The targeting of specific prey by snake venom toxins is a fascinating aspect of molecular and
ecological evolution. Neurotoxic targeting by elapid snakes dominates the literature in this …
ecological evolution. Neurotoxic targeting by elapid snakes dominates the literature in this …
Slowly Making Sense: A Review of the Two-Step Venom System within Slow (Nycticebus spp.) and Pygmy Lorises (Xanthonycticebus spp.)
Since the early 2000s, studies of the evolution of venom within animals have rapidly
expanded, offering new revelations on the origins and development of venom within various …
expanded, offering new revelations on the origins and development of venom within various …