The words "strong" and "inspiring" are not usually assigned to garden slugs. But slug slime inspired materials scientists to invent a new kind of adhesive that could one day help heal human wounds.

Slug Slime Inspires Sticky Surgical Adhesive. BySam Lemonick, Former Contributor. Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jul 27, 2017, 08:22pm EDT Jul 28, 2017, 11 ...

Inspired by slug slime, scientists have developed a flexible adhesive that sticks to wet surfaces. This stretchy glue can be attached to a beating, bleeding heart and could someday replace ...

Jianya Li, Adam D. Celiz, David J. Mooney. In a statement, co-author Adam Celiz, now at Imperial College London, said the slug glue has "wide-ranging applications." "We can make these adhesives ...

Slugs. They’re slimy. They’re sticky. And they make some people squirm. The largest type of slug in the United States, named for its yellow body, is the banana slug.