Toxins extracted from tubercles on the skin of stonefish have been shown to be highly toxic against one type of parasitic worm. Worms can cause serious health issues in many animals including humans ...

James Cook University scientists have found stonefish toxins could be used to fight parasitic worm infections suffered by nearly a quarter of the world's population. JCU Ph.D. candidate Danica ...

Squeezed from a "pimple-like" tubercle on the skin of a stonefish, a recently discovered toxin has enormous promise, according to researchers in Far North Queensland. The compounds have been shown to ...