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Florida authorities say the Giant African Land Snail carries rat lungworm, a deadly parasite that causes meningitis. Around 2,000 snails have been found.

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"It was just a matter of time."

Giant Snails Invading Florida Carrying Dangerous Parasite, Scientists Say

Florida is facing yet another invasion of the giant African snail, which can grow up to eight inches long and pose a serious health risk to humans.

Shell Game

Whatever you do, don't touch the snails.

Florida Officials Alarmed by Invasion of Giant Snails That Can Cause Meningitis

In order to determine how a scrappy snail evaded an invasive predator for decades, scientists turned it into a cyborg with a mini shell computer.

We Can Rebuild Him

They stuck tiny computers onto the snails to understand how it evaded predators.

Scientists Turned Snails Into Tiny Cyborgs

A team of researchers has created CRISPR snails with shells that coil counterclockwise — a trait that is extremely rare in nature.

Snail Tale

Their edits produced generation after generation of mirror-image snails.

Scientists Used CRISPR to Make Mirror-Image Snails

It also might help scientists finally agree where we store memories.

Scientists Transferred Memories From One Snail to Another. Someday, They Could Do The Same in Humans.

There are many reasons we should care for our small and slimy friends.

Scientists Warn That Many Snail Species Are Nearing Extinction

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