The steroidal neurotoxin (-)-batrachotoxin functions as a potent agonist of voltagegated sodium ion channels (Navs). Here we report concise asymmetric syntheses of the natural (-) and non-natural (+) ...

The endangered golden poison arrow frog Phyllobates terribilis lives in the rain forests along the northern Pacific coast of Colombia. Its skin contains batrachotoxin, a lethal poison that prevents ...

Researchers from Denmark have found two new species of poisonous birds in New Guinea—the regent whistler and the rufous-naped bellbird. These birds store batrachotoxin, a powerful neurotoxin, in their ...

Poison dart frogs lace their bodies with deadly toxins to deter hungry predators. But how do toxic animals avoid poisoning themselves? The answer might lie with ‘toxin sponges’. The lethal molecule ...

If you were viewing a list of the world’s most poisonous animal species, you’d be hard-pressed not to see a poison dart frog on it. Although they’re small, just 2 inches fully grown, they contain ...