wrote:

Bacterial adhesive is 2-3 times stronger than common commercial glues

The glue one species of water-loving bacteria uses to grip its
surroundings may be the strongest natural adhesive known to science. If
engineers can find a way to mass-produce the material, it could have
uses in medicine, marine technology and a range of other applications.



http://technology-post.com/tech/inde...est-in-nature/

The Navy spends something like 5 million dollars a year researching barnacle
glue and has been for decades and so far they've got nothing.

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--John
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