1 hour ago · Japan
Scientists uncover mystery of how snail shells coil to the right or to the left
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a technology story. Phys.org Breaking News is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Japan. The first report grouped here was at 16 Oct 2026, 23:40 UTC. The headline in use is “Scientists uncover mystery of how snail shells coil to the right or to the left”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
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Scientists have discovered a gene that determines whether Japanese snails develop shells that are left- or right-coiling—with implications for understanding the underlying handedness of our own bodies. The researchers from the University of Nottingham and Tohoku University studied wild Euhadra snails in Japan to understand what makes one snail a…
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Scientists uncover mystery of how snail shells coil to the right or to the left
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