How Sea Organisms Are Changing the Way We Make Glue | Think Like a Tree

Your new kitchen cabinets might contain a glue in them that was inspired by mussels. Explore the chemistry that mussels use when attaching to boats and find out how that science is being imitated to develop strong adhesives that don’t rely on toxic formaldehyde.

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How Sea Organisms Are Changing the Way We Make Glue | Think Like a Tree
Narration by Janine Benyus

Director: Michael Kleiman

Producer: Joey Carey

Production Company: Sundial Pictures

Editor: Michael Kleiman

Additional Editing: Marina Epstein-Katz

Animation: Kyle Predki

Camera: Joshua Weinstein

Sound: Reed Adler

Archival Research: Audrey Evans

Special Thanks: Stefan and Paul Nowicki