From goo to glue: slug slime inspires new wound-mending surgical adhesive

Impressed by the sticky and elastic properties of slug mucus, researchers have developed tough, flexible glues that can even work on bloody, moving tissue

If there are two words in the English language likely to trigger a curl of the lip, "slug mucus" would be towards the top of the list. But while the molluscs and their slimy secretions are the bane of the green-fingered, it seems they have triggered a moment of inspiration in the laboratory.

Researchers say they have developed tough, flexible glues designed to help patch up wounds, drawing on lessons learned from the creatures' sticky goo.