A team of chemists at McGill University, working with a colleague from Charité-Universitätsmedizin, in Germany, has uncovered part of the process used by mussels to bind to rocks and to quickly ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass- Unlike barnacles, which cement themselves tightly to the surfaces of rocks, piers or ships, the clamlike bivalves called mussels dangle more loosely from these surfaces, attached by a ...

A recent study from researchers in Canada and Germany has revealed that an unlikely event, occurring over 12 million years ago, played an important role in shaping one of Canada's most damaging ...

A new discovery may lead to medical advances in bio-implants, wearable sensors, and more, according to a new study. How to create strong, yet quick-release connections between living and non-living ...

Mussels fabricate a distinctive biointerface that bridges their non-living biopolymeric byssus (used for anchoring in seashore habitats) with their soft-living tissue. Occurring in a region known as ...

Mussels anchor themselves to each other, rocks and other solid objects with byssal threads. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert!

More and more scientists are looking to nature for inspirations for technology, and now mussels -- those tasty mollusks that cling to the sides of rocks -- could be the impetus for new types of ...