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    Researchers Study Special Forms Of A Conotoxin That Blocks Transmission Of Pain Signa

    Hidden in the mud, the cone snail Conus purpurascens lies in wait for its victims. It attracts its prey, fish, with its proboscis, which can move like a worm, protruding from the mud. Once a fish approaches out of curiosity, the snail will rapidly shoot a harpoon at it, which consists of an...
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