Slug slime and frog glue: Get stuck into nature's stickiness

There are so many sticky things in nature, but what's the nature of their stickiness?

Could slug mucus or frog ooze be used in medical treatments?

Ann puts on her spider-woman gloves to find out.

Featuring:

• Ella Tyler, wife of the late Prof Mike Tyler.
• Prof Andrew Smith, Biology, Ithaca College.
• Prof George Murrell, Director Orthopaedic Research Institute, St George Hospital, NSW.

Production:

• Ann Jones, Presenter / Producer.
• Petria Ladgrove, Producer.

This episode of What the Duck?! was originally broadcast in 2022 and produced on the land of the Wadawarrung and the Kaurna people.

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