When mussels are mentioned, a nice plate of moules-frites might come to mind, but some bivalves are peskier than they are tasty. Dozens of mussel species living in both fresh and saltwater are a huge ...

Mussels are notorious maritime stowaways known for damaging the hulls of boats, but these same adhesive properties have widespread engineering applications, scientists in China and the United states ...

Micro mixing: focussed ion beam–scanning electron microscope image and 3D reconstruction showing the secretion process of the protein vesicles (green) from the cellular tissue (yellow) into the lumen ...

In the first part of the video, you see a marine mussel producing the byssal threads and glue plaques it uses to anchor itself to rocks and other mussels in the intertidal zones where it lives. The ...

Mussels are notorious maritime stowaways known for damaging the hulls of boats, but these same adhesive properties have widespread engineering applications, scientists say. They suggest that the ...

Mussels’ ability to cling to rocks in the ocean while being continuously battered by waves has prompted numerous scientists to design strong water-based adhesives for use in surgery and other ...

Mussels may be popular among seafood lovers, but many boaters consider them pests. They colonize ship bottoms, clog water pipes and stick to motors. To chemical engineers, though, those very same ...

Mussels may be popular among seafood lovers, but many boaters consider them pests. They colonize ship bottoms, clog water pipes and stick to motors. To chemical engineers, though, those very same ...