Inspired by slug slime, scientists have developed a flexible adhesive that sticks to wet surfaces. This stretchy glue can be attached to a beating, bleeding heart and could someday replace stitches in ...

TAKE A LOOK. MIKE: DOCTORS HAVE BEEN STITCHING UP WOUNDS FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS, MOST RECENTLY, STAPLES AND SOME GLUES HAVE BEEN USED TO CLOSE WOUNDS. >> THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER GREAT ADHESIVE ...

Slug slime could create stronger glue to prevent scarring and infection in surgery, suggest scientists. The defensive slime is produced by a common garden slug found in the UK to fouls the jaws of any ...

Andrew Smith, a biologist at Ithaca College, was plucking the invasive Dusky Arion slugs out of his garden one day when one excreted slime on him. His fingers were stuck together as if he had grabbed ...