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New insights into Zebra mussel attachment fibers offer potential solutions to combat invasive species, develop sustainable materials

7 Dec 2023

A recent study from researchers in Canada and Germany has revealed that an unlikely event, occurring over 12 million years ago , played an important role in shaping one of Canada’s most damaging...

How mussels make a powerful underwater glue News

21 Oct 2021

The mussels’ beards (which cooks remove before preparing them) are made up of byssal threads and are used to help keep the mussels tethered in place. At the end of each thread is a disc-shaped...

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