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    Cone snail shell

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    A shell from the venomous cone snail Conus omaria, which lives in the Pacific and Indian oceans and eats other snails. University of Utah scientists discovered a new toxin in this snail species' venom, and say it will be a useful tool in designing new medicines for a variety of brain disorders, including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases, depression, nicotine addiction and perhaps schizophrenia.
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    Internal Notefrom Univ. Utah photo gallery http://unews.utah.edu/p/?r=photobank, http://unews.utah.edu/images/photos/cone_snail.jpg
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    SourceKerry Matz, University of Utah
    Date2008-12-15 00:00:00
    Credit LineKerry Matz, University of Utah
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    Record TypePhotograph
    Topic Area(s);#Tools and Techniques;#
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