Sea-snail venom holds key to diabetes medication
Researchers from Melbourne's Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (WEHI) discovered the unusual three-dimensional structure of the insulin, a hormone that turns glucose ingested into liver and skeletal muscle cells, within the cone snail's venom, Xinhua news agency reported.
Sep 13, 2016, 10:46 AM IST
Malaria immune-booster vaccine comes closer to reality
It was the first time scientists had pinpointed why the immune system fails to develop immunity during malaria infection.
Dec 25, 2015, 10:03 AM IST