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TAKE A LOOK. MIKE: DOCTORS HAVE BEEN STITCHING UP WOUNDS FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS, MOST RECENTLY, STAPLES AND SOME GLUES HAVE BEEN USED TO CLOSE WOUNDS. >> THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER GREAT ADHESIVE ...

Injured tendons are notoriously tricky to repair. Researchers at Harvard’s Wyss Institute have now developed a two-faced biomaterial that can improve healing, with one side that firmly sticks to ...

Indeed, a slug’s slime contains fibres that keep it from sliding down vertical surfaces. The slime also helps slugs glide over sharp points like glass shards with ease. It is so protective that a slug ...

Gardening at night has its rewards. For me, it offers a way to stay on top of planting and weeding while balancing work and family responsibilities. It is also cooler at night, and the quiet act of ...

If rolling around in the muck isn’t your thing, you might want to skip this one. It’s all about the slime. Fish and slug slime, that is. At recent scientific meetings, researchers detailed their ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have developed an experimental surgical glue inspired by the mucus secreted by slugs that could offer an alternative to sutures and staples for closing wounds. While some ...

Many animals have extraordinary defence mechanisms, from the sea cucumbers that expel their entrails through their anuses to the exploding ants that blow themselves up to protect the colony. Now we ...