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Caption: Researchers are reporting the protein composition of the fang-like jaws of Nereis virens, a common marine worm. The finding could be used in construction and aerospace.
Credit: Courtesy of Chris Broomell
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Related news release: American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- July 9, 2008