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A team of researchers from the laboratories of Harvard and the Wyss Institute in the USA have joined forces to develop an extremely adhesive bio-glue for medical use, inspired by slugs.
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A team of researchers from the laboratories of Harvard and the Wyss Institute in the USA have joined forces to develop an extremely adhesive bio-glue for medical use, inspired by slugs.
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