But figuring out what’s in platypus venom is more than just biology navel-gazing. For one thing, we don’t have an antivenom for platypus venom—something that the occasional platypus victim ...

Kita et al. Duck-Billed Platypus Venom Peptides Induce Ca2 Influx in Neuroblastoma Cells. Journal of the American Chemical Society , 2009; 131 (50): 18038 DOI: 10.1021/ja908148z Cite This Page : ...

The platypus' venom can severely hurt (but not kill) humans, although it can be lethal to smaller animals. Scientists think the venom, which increases in production during mating periods, ...

A 1992 case report tells the story of a 57-year-old man in Australia who was struck by platypus venom while fishing in North Queensland, causing “immediate, sustained, and devastating” pain ...

The platypus produces a powerful venom during breeding season, which is used in competition among males for females. “We’ve discovered conflicting functions of GLP-1 in the platypus: in the gut as a ...

Platypus venom is entirely different from other venomous creatures. While more research is needed, scientists believe it contains specific proteins that target the nervous system. Heptapeptide 1 ...

Platypus venom is not lethal to humans (or other platypuses), but it can cause swelling and severe pain. Black mamba (Image credit: Joe McDonald/Getty Images) ...

Lori Coulson says treating a platypus spurring is unusual. (ABC Hobart: Lucie Cutting)Dr Coulson said practical steps could be taken following a bite or sting, such as first aid to contain ...

Police in Australia have urgently appealed to the public to help find a man who allegedly took a platypus from its natural environment on April 2, 2023, and onto a train in Queensland, Australia ...

The recent publication of a draft of the platypus genome (Warren et al., 2008) has garnered a great deal of newspaper coverage, much of which has been misleading.Over and over again, the article ...