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Sea snail venom shows promise for pain relief in extreme cases ; Local specialist among the first in Dayton area to provide the nonaddictive synthetic option to patients who have not responded to other treatments
; ...promising new drug called Prialt, a synthetic version of a sea snail's venom. "Prialt offers a non-narcotic and nonaddictive option...developed after scientists observed the hunting habits of the sea snail Conus Magnus. The snails shoot out thin, wormlike tubes when...
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Giant pearl snail under guard.(News)
; A GIANT sea snail capable of producing rare and valuable pearls is being closely guarded...its shell. The biggest one recorded was the size of a golf ball. The sea snail is about 20 times the size of its British garden equivalent. Of course...
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Theatre critics - Doctor Dolittle
; ...occasion. . . one youngster finding the roar of the Great Pink Sea Snail a little too realistic.Occasional sound problems robbed Conor...a feminine-looking Joanna Forest), set off in search of the Sea Snail with the Doctor.James Deverell's realistic Jip the Dog is matched...
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A Birmingham tourist attraction.(News)
; ...operation to protect one of its more unusual exhibits. A giant sea snail which could produce rare and valuable pearls is being closely...The biggest one recorded was the size of a golf ball. The sea snail is about 20 times the size of its British garden equivalent...
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Tidal turbine innovation makes waves for renewable energy hopes
; ...energy industry. The new turbine - a sea "snail" nicknamed Brian - has been invented...develop the device, said. "Uniquely, the Sea Snail can take a turbine down to any depth...generating 750 kilowatts of electricity. The Sea Snail is the first initiative to be developed...
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The giant zebra snail; The World Today.(Features)
; ...operation to protect one of its more unusual exhibits. A giant sea snail which could produce rare and valuable pearls is being closely...shell. The biggest one recorded was the size of a golfball. The sea snail is about 20 times the size of its British garden equivalent...
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Sea snail venom could treat chronic pain.(Strange, but True)(Prialt, a painkiller intoduced prepared using the venom of sea snail)(Brief article)
; A new drug based on the deadly venom of a sea snail could offer relief to chronic pain sufferers in the United States, Britain, and soon, other European markets. The drug, known as...
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Qld: Snail researcher says shell be right for pain sufferers
; ...researcher says shell be right for pain sufferers The humble sea snail may hold the key to a better life for thousands of chronic...Queensland believe a CONO-TOXIN .. contained in potentially deadly sea snail venom .. could be used to create a treatment to replace conventional...
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He dances with the animals: New `Dr. Dolittle' musical interactive, only 90 minutes so kids can get into it.
; ...giant luna moth and a legendary pink sea snail, all portrayed through costumed actors...ballet, the pig's on a diet, and the pink sea snail speaks the only language Dr. Dolittle...Wilmington, the crew couldn't get the pink sea snail onstage for its grand entrance: Only...
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MEMORIES OF MADE OF THIS
; ...choose to work with simpler organisms, the sea snail Aplysia, for example. The sea snail's nervous system consists of only about 18...Goodnight Irene" evoke an ensemble of memories in a sea snail's brain? Can a creature with only 18,000 nerve...
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