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Slug slime and frog glue: Get stuck into nature's stickiness

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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.

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266 episodes

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Manage episode 505944139 series 3325439
Content provided by ABC Radio and ABC listen. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by ABC Radio and ABC listen or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

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.

  continue reading

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