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Sticky future for the spider suture

New Scientist Tech, Oct. 31, 2009

University of Wyoming scientists have identified the genes potentially involved in the glycoprotein-based ultra-strong glue that spiders use to trap their prey, raising the hope that similar substances could one day be synthezised to produce surgical adhesives.


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