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Video Microscopy Unveils the Tricks of Nature's Toughest Glue, Oozed By a Bacterium
"A soybean-shaped bacterium called Caulobacter crescentus, found in freshwater and seawater, makes one of the strongest adhesives in the world. Now high-resolution video microscopy is shedding light on how it can carefully use this adhesive, like a super-precise application of superglue, to stick on surfaces in wet environments."
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