Chicago Tribune

Weed, snail venom may replace addictive opioid pain killers

In the wake of mounting overdoses and deaths from the opioid-addiction crisis sweeping the nation, drugmakers are racing to come up with safer painkillers. Companies are highly motivated to create ...
Berkshire Eagle

Stockbridge Bowl's problem of killing invasive weeds, but not these endangered snails, could be solved with high-tech weed wacker

STOCKBRIDGE — The town’s Stockbridge Bowl waterborne weed wacker is back in action, but this summer the harvester has gone high-tech. A GPS tracking unit is aboard to map out designated routes for ...
Berkshire Eagle

Clarence Fanto: A solution to snail/weed tug of war may not be all that difficult to achieve

Both lakes harbor a rare, endangered snail under the ever-watchful eyes of MassWildlife's Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program. Laurel Lake also has zebra mussels, an invasive species ...
Seacoastonline.com

Weed, snail venom may replace addictive opioid painkillers

In the wake of mounting overdoses and deaths from the opioid-addiction crisis sweeping across the United States, drugmakers are racing to come up with safer painkillers. Companies are highly motivated ...
Thomasville Times-Enterprise

Weed and snail venom may replace addictive opioid painkillers

In the wake of mounting overdoses and deaths from the opioid-addiction crisis sweeping across the U.S., drugmakers are racing to come up with safer painkillers. Companies are highly motivated to ...