Contact: Laurie Connell, School of Marine Sciences, 207-581-2470ORONO, Maine — Just like people, clams can be affected by the toxins that cause paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP), but scientists have now identified a mutation in clams that gives some protection. PSP toxins interfere with nerve function, and the mutation, which changes a single amino acid in
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