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The Tale of the Snail Slime Wrangler

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Scientific American

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4.2639 Ratings

🗓️ 29 March 2024

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Mucus is a miracle of evolution, and some researchers are trying to re-create what nature makes naturally. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Understanding the human body is a team effort. That's where the Yachtel group comes in.

0:05.8

Researchers at Yachtolt have been delving into the secrets of probiotics for 90 years.

0:11.0

Yachtold also partners with nature portfolio to advance gut microbiome science through the global grants for gut health, an investigator-led research program.

0:20.1

To learn more about Yachtolt, visit yawcult.co.

0:22.7

.jp.j. That's Y-A-K-U-L-T.C-O.J-P. When it comes to a guide for your gut, count on Yacolt.

0:32.3

You know, initially, I was like, sure, come on out and take some slime if that's what you need to do.

0:37.9

I really didn't ask many questions.

0:42.7

On the far eastern edge of Long Island, New York, there's a very peculiar farm that produces a lot of slime,

0:49.1

and it's inspiring scientists to make futuristic materials.

0:52.5

My name is Taylor Knapp.

0:53.9

I'm the head snail wrangler at Peconic Escargo

0:57.0

on Long Island, New York.

0:58.0

So snail wrangling is a real job?

1:00.0

Well, it's a real made-up job, yes.

1:02.0

I think it's funny, but it also conjures up this image of a snail ranch.

1:07.0

Do you have a lasso or something?

1:09.0

Very tiny lasso. Dental floss.

1:11.1

Yeah.

1:12.1

Yeah.

1:12.1

Really?

1:12.7

No, no, no.

1:13.9

Oh, okay.

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