The sticky threads that mussels use to attach themselves to rocks could be used to repair bones, tendons and even replace stitches. Richard Gray Richardgray 23 July 2013 • 4:00pm Mussels use byssus ...

Mussels attach to rocks, ships and other structures underwater using small hair-like fibres called byssus threads. These contribute the most to the mussel’s ability to cling to a surface despite ...

Fine dangling filaments give mussels an extraordinary ability to cling to rocks and ship hulls and survive the ocean's battering, scientists said on Tuesday. Mussels have long been feted for the glue ...

Thanks to an optimized natural tether, a mussel can ride out the fury of the tides. Flickr via Creative Commons/oatsy40 Scientists have finally unlocked the secret to a mussel’s muscles. When they’re ...

More and more scientists are looking to nature for inspirations for technology, and now mussels -- those tasty mollusks that cling to the sides of rocks -- could be the impetus for new types of ...