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You have likely seen the strange, shelled mollusk referred to as a mussel on the menu of your favorite seafood restaurant. Interestingly enough, these slippery sea creatures can provide more than a delicious meal. In fact, a mussel species native to the crisp waters of New Zealand is making waves...

Green-lipped mussels aren’t much to look at. These mollusks, native to New Zealand, appear much like others of their kind.  The big difference? The green rim on their shells that gives them their name. Of course, that’s just the external difference. Because these otherwise unimpressive creatures have been found to...