Oyster (3 of 3) (IMAGE)

U.S. National Science Foundation

Oyster (3 of 3)

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Oysters use a chemical cement to bond to each other, a material that differs significantly from the chemistry of their shells or the chemistry of other marine organism adhesives.

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Jonathan Wilker, Purdue University

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