Special properties of hagfish's defense 'slime'
Monday, February 13, 2017 - 14:32
in Earth & Climate
Hagfish are marine fish shaped like eels, famous for releasing large quantities of “slime” that unfolds, assembles and expands into the surrounding water in response to a threat. New research explores the hagfish’s slime formation and the special properties allowing it to assemble into a solid gel without dissolving into the surrounding water.