{
  "id": 18053578,
  "title": "A mother’s hidden genes decide which way her snail baby spirals",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/a-mothers-hidden-genes-decide-which-way-her-snail-baby-spirals",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-03T09:42:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu - Sci-Tech",
    "slug": "the-hindu-sci-tech",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/a-mothers-hidden-genes-decide-which-way-her-snail-baby-spirals/article71660357.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In 2023, after poring through photos posted online by hikers, a researcher found a location in north Japan where there were both left- and right-handed snails of a single species. Their shells also looked similar, suggesting the snails had interbred. This new population provided important clues about how the myosin gene worked",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}