Snail experiment may aid Alzheimer's research.

Snail experiment may aid Alzheimer's research. :

"When the snails were trained days later, instead of remembering something for a minute or two, they would remember it for weeks.

Last year, experiments in mice suggested bryostatin also helps prevent the protein build-up seen in the brains of Alzheimer's victims."

Okay, I accept this research with the bryostatin is the beginning of research into helping brains suffering from Altzheimer's. It has helped snails and helped mice. Byostatin comes from the bacteria which acts as a defence mechanism for the marine invertebrate Bugula neritana. The scientists are certainly thinking outside the square. It has apparently been used as an anti cancer drug. I am astounded by how far reaching our scientific researchers have been. I have to ask though, the article says the snails are given byostatin before they are trained. Trained? Who trains snails?? What are they being trained in? Can they roll over? Are they practising for the Olympics? Are they going to play soccer?? What do you train snails in? Racing up the plant?? Eating more than the next snail? Don't tell me, just let me die of curiosity.