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How to Inject Snail Venom Into a Mouse

Researchers at the University of Utah wanted to find out what part of snail venom causes paralysis. They took lab mice and put them upside down on a wire grid so they could hang on for as long as you wish. Then they would take one part of the venom injected into a mouse into its abdomen and see whether the mouse fell paralysis. "I thought, what? You're just going to kill them," says Toto.

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