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October 20, 2005

Engineers turn to biology for inspiration

If we have Batman and Spider-Man, why don't we have any mussel superheroes?" asks biochemist of the , Santa Barbara. Mussels may not be the biggest or the flashiest of sea creatures. But they do one thing exceedingly well. They make a glue that lets them anchor themselves firmly to a rock and remain there—drenched by water, buffeted by the ocean's waves. "I don't know any other adhesive that can do that," says Waite.

Posted by thinkingmachine at October 20, 2005 03:13 PM

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