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The show with a mission to explore the mysteries of nature - especially the ones that make you go What the Duck?!
Slug slime and frog glue: Get stuck into nature's stickiness
What The Duck?!
25 minutes 45 seconds
1 month ago
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.
Find more episodes of the ABC podcast, What the Duck?! with the always curious Dr Ann Jones exploring the mysteries of nature on the ABC Listen app (Australia) or wherever you get your podcasts. You'll learn more about the weird and unusual aspects of our natural world in a quirky, fun way with easy to understand science.ore the mysteries of nature.
What The Duck?!
The show with a mission to explore the mysteries of nature - especially the ones that make you go What the Duck?!
