Snail mucus, secretions of snails that are normally considered agricultural pests, has several applications in the development of anticancer and antimicrobial drugs as well as biosensors for the detection of toxic metals in water, researchers have said. The multi-disciplinary study was published in the journal `Nature-Scientific Reports' recently. The researchers used
Snail mucus, secretions of snails which are normally considered as agricultural pests, has several applications in the development of anticancer and antimicrobial drugs as well as biosensors for the detection of toxic metals in water, researchers have said.