Researchers turn to mussels and mistletoe to design sustainable materials

Published: 8 April 2026

Taking inspiration from how mussels and mistletoe plants build natural fibres and adhesives, researchers at McGill University have developed a new way to manufacture complex materials that could...

A biological super glue from mistletoe berries?

Published: 14 June 2022

Each mistletoe berry can produce up to two metres of a gluey thread called viscin. It allows the seeds of this parasitic plant to stick to and infect host plants. Since ancient times, mistletoe...

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