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Snails May Save Lives—If They Can Survive
Aug. 15, 2006
The next time you take pain medicine, you could be pretty much eating a snail—at least that's what some scientists are hoping. But human activity may kill the snails before scientists can perhaps discover the new medicines.
Scientists have found that cone snails can help treat human pain, as well as cancer and other illnesses.
The snails have venom that they use to kill their prey. The poison can even paralyze or kill people. But some scientists discovered that the venom could also be used as medicine.
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Website: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/kids/2003/11/conesnails.html
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