If you look at a snail's shell, the chances are it will coil to the right. But, occasionally, you might find an unlucky one that twists in the opposite direction - as fans of Jeremy the lefty snail ...

As the snails developed into adulthood, their shells coiled in the opposite direction than expected based on their genetic code. Simply put, genetically "right-handed" snails developed "left-handed" ...

Knocking out one gene in the snail Lymnaea stagnalis reverses shell coiling. In contrast to the wild-type dextral snail (right), a CRISPR-created snail shows sinistral coiling (left). Disclaimer: AAAS ...

Most snails are righties. Now scientists have found genes that make some of them born with shells coiling the other way. By JoAnna Klein The overwhelming majority of snails live in shells that coil to ...

A genetic spin doctor sets snail shells to swirl clockwise, new research confirms. And the twist in this story comes at the beginning — when snail embryos are just single cells. Working at the Tokyo ...

San Antonio police investigating a shooting around 8:15 p.m. in the 1500 block of Clark Avenue, near Rigsby Avenue, on Sunday, Feb. 7. WELLINGTON – Ned is a perfectly nice snail. If he had a dating ...

A global campaign to help find a mate for a left-coiling snail called 'Jeremy' has enabled scientists to understand how mirror-image garden snails are formed. The findings show that the rare ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Ned is a perfectly nice snail. If he had a dating profile, it might read: good listener, stable home, likes broccoli, seeks love. But he’s already exhausted his local ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Ned is a perfectly nice snail. If he had a dating profile, it might read: good listener, stable home, likes broccoli, seeks love. But he’s already exhausted his local options ...