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Chemists Crack Secrets of Mussels’ Super Glue

By Red Wolf

14 January 2004

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In Science, Wildlife

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Researchers from Purdue University working under an award from the National Science Foundation have discovered that common blue mussels are using iron found in seawater to create their own super glue

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