Rice University scientists have tapped into nature’s adhesive genius — the sticky power of mussels — to create bioengineered microorganisms with powerful cling that could help transform environmental cleanup. (IMAGE)

Rice University

Rice University scientists have tapped into nature’s adhesive genius — the sticky power of mussels — to create bioengineered microorganisms with powerful cling that could help transform environmental cleanup.

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Mengxi Zhang, left and Han Xiao, right.

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Photo by Jeff Fitlow/Rice University.

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