Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Worm Glue

In science class, I've read this article called "The Worm Glue".
In this article, scientists and Russel Stewart have created a new type of glue from a sandcastle worm that is nontoxic, works under water and can repair broken bones. These worms can be found in low and hight tides and come out at night. The sandcastle worms can also create their own homes by using sand and their super glue that can hold the walls of their homes. Their super glue hardens in water in less than thirty seconds and becomes strong like leather. These worms also live in some laboratories where scientists can study them. When the scientists were studying the sandcastle worms, they made a even more super strong glue form the worms that is twice as strong than the original glue that the worms use. When the scientists tested the glue on a human that had a broken bone, it got healed up quickly and was not poisones to the human body cells. Now, Russell Stewart and his team helped the people that had broken bones because without him, people would be longer in the hospitals to get their bones healed up. 

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