Every surface in our bodies not covered in skin is lined with a protective layer of mucus – a slimy network of proteins that acts as a physical barrier against bacteria and other infectious agents. In ...

Researchers have created a bioinspired adhesive that combines mussel-derived stickiness with mucus proteins that prevent ...

Engineers have developed a groundbreaking glue that fuses the properties of mucus and mussel plaques, paving the way for ...

Now, MIT and Freie Universität Berlin engineers have developed a groundbreaking new glue. This innovative adhesive combines the waterproof stickiness of mussel plaques with the germ-resistant ...

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While snail mucin may sound icky and gross, it’s an ingredient that is very good for your skin – it helps with skin healing, brightening, adding moisture, hydration and promoting collagen ...

1 Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, UMC Utrecht, The Netherlands 2 Department of Metabolic and Endocrine Diseases, UMC Utrecht and Netherlands Metabolomics Centre, The Netherlands 3 ...

People with diabetes should eat as much protein as people who don't have diabetes. In a healthy diet, roughly 10% to 35% of your daily calories should come from protein. Protein itself does not have ...