Promoting Public Health: Sandcastle worm’s secrets could yield new medical adhesive




Global Challenges/Chemistry Solutions show

Summary: Scientists have copied the natural glue secreted by a tiny sea creature called the sandcastle worm in an effort to develop a long-sought medical adhesive needed to repair bones shattered in battlefield injuries, car crashes and other accidents. Intro theme and music by Kevin MacLeod. Creative Commons licensed audio from freesound.iua.upf.edu.