Nature cover story - Only 10% of all large fish are left in global ocean
...roic fish - literally sea monsters. People used to harpoon three-meter long swordfish in rowboats. Hemingway's Old Man and the Sea was for real." Myers and Worm observe that the tendency in fisheries biology to use only the most recent data increases the problem of shifting baselines. These great fish are no...Snail venom heralds new era of pain treatment
...ers of their realm, using a modified mouth-part to harpoon their prey and inject into them a paralyzing toxin. About 30 humans have died from their sting. Despite this potential deadly characteristic, shell collectors have been known to pay more than $1,000 for a good specimen. "Not all species will kill a...Chemical may deter starfish from devouring endangered coral reefs
...ther methods include catching the creatures with a harpoon and isolating the adults from coral with underwater fences. Methods under consideration include the introduction of diseases and predators that are specific to the starfish. No one is certain why outbreaks of starfish appear to have increased i...Viral Harpoon Structure Suggests Measles, HIV And Ebola Viruses Related
...ter membrane of the target cell. "It's much like a harpoon goinginto a target," said Lamb. He emphasized, h...o answer two importantquestions: What triggers the harpoon molecule to unfurl, and how does the fusionprotein refold itself to draw the virus toward the ensnar...