#mucus — Public Fediverse posts

"A team of German scientists has determined a recipe for how snails achieve that so-called tunability: Collagen and calcium work in tandem to achieve the varying mechanical properties, according to a new paper in the journal Science."

https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/08/how-snails-engineer-their-slime/

#Snails #Mucus #Biology #Chemistry

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🐌🫧 The grove snail secretes five distinct kinds of #mucus from a shared #protein base.

German researchers found that #collagen IV and @calcium work together, cross-linking into networks of varying density to give each #slime different mechanical properties. Lab work, from cryo-scanning electron #microscopy to #proteomics, unpacks the #chemistry behind each output.

👉 https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/08/how-snails-engineer-their-slime/

#snails #biology #nanochemistry #science #zoology #materials #nature #gastropods #research

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🐌🌧️ #MaxPlanck researchers collected brown-lipped #snails on rainy days, fed them cucumbers and lichen, then coaxed out five different kinds of #mucus.

Each #slime uses the same #proteins with varying concentrations, plus different amounts of #calcium and other ions. The result is a lubricant for gliding, two defensive options, a winter seal, and an adhesive that sticks to #wood, #glass, and #aluminum.

👉 https://www.npr.org/2026/08/06/nx-s1-5920383/snail-slime-mucus-inspire-new-materials

#biomimicry #materials #nature #science #animals #biology #adaptation

💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: 🦀🐌 #Marine biologist Sarah McAnulty joins #Elmo and friends for a hands-on show-and-tell featuring living #crabs, #snails, giant #shells, and #shark jaws. She shares what her job involves and explains why many #ocean #animals are covered in protective #mucus.

👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/marine-biologist-with-elmo-sesame-street

#animals #biology #horseshoecrabs #jobs #kids #marinebiology #puppets #science #sesamestreet #teeth #womeninstem #work #underwater #tksst #video

💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: 🦀🐌 #Marine biologist Sarah McAnulty joins #Elmo and friends for a hands-on show-and-tell featuring living #crabs, #snails, giant #shells, and #shark jaws. She shares what her job involves and explains why many #ocean #animals are covered in protective #mucus.

👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/marine-biologist-with-elmo-sesame-street

#animals #biology #horseshoecrabs #jobs #kids #marinebiology #puppets #science #sesamestreet #teeth #womeninstem #work #underwater #tksst #video

💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: 🦀🐌 #Marine biologist Sarah McAnulty joins #Elmo and friends for a hands-on show-and-tell featuring living #crabs, #snails, giant #shells, and #shark jaws. She shares what her job involves and explains why many #ocean #animals are covered in protective #mucus.

👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/marine-biologist-with-elmo-sesame-street

#animals #biology #horseshoecrabs #jobs #kids #marinebiology #puppets #science #sesamestreet #teeth #womeninstem #work #underwater #tksst #video

💁🏻‍♀️ NEW: 🦀🐌 #Marine biologist Sarah McAnulty joins #Elmo and friends for a hands-on show-and-tell featuring living #crabs, #snails, giant #shells, and #shark jaws. She shares what her job involves and explains why many #ocean #animals are covered in protective #mucus.

👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/marine-biologist-with-elmo-sesame-street

#animals #biology #horseshoecrabs #jobs #kids #marinebiology #puppets #science #sesamestreet #teeth #womeninstem #work #underwater #tksst #video

What the color of your snot says about your immune health

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://interaksyon.philstar.com/trends-spotlights/2025/11/03/289211/what-the-color-of-your-snot-says-about-your-immune-health/

#Mucus is more than just a sticky substance: It contains a wealth of powerful molecules called mucins that help to tame #microbes and prevent #infection. In a new study, MIT researchers have identified mucins that defend against #AbbreviationsSalmonella and other #bacteria that cause diarrhea.
#Biomedical #Microbiology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2025/09/bmed09252501.html

Fresh episode! TAPP 154 has #mucus in the spotlight. 🔦 Get ten ideas for cross-system, whole-body teaching in #anatomy & #physiology. Plus a surprise "bonus"…an eleventh reason that mucus 🤧 is our friend. 😍
https://theAPprofessor.org/154

What your snot can reveal about your health

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250708-what-your-snot-can-reveal-about-your-health

#BBCFuture #Snot #Mucus #Health

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .Feb 2nd, 2025

https://bit.ly/stc020225

#AM #gastrointestinal #mucus #glycan #mucin #Alzheimer’s #amyloid #Talin #Tau #APP #photothermal #polyaniline #polydopamine #durability #thermogalvanic #Iron #scalability #stability #seismometers #uncontrolled #Chinese #SpaceX #damage

OK I know it is not a nice subject, but it is an interesting article.

What the colour of your snot says about your immune health

https://theconversation.com/what-the-colour-of-your-snot-says-about-your-immune-health-245876

#TheConversation #Snot #Health #Mucus

Should You Spit Or Swallow Mucus? Here’s What An Expert Says

The Daily Isotope researched whether one should spit mucus or swallow it. In our research, we’ve reached out to Pustile Mince, a renowned mucologist and Ig Nobel Prize recipient, who works for The Mucus Clinic of America and Luxembourg.

When we’ve put the question to Mince, she explained “It is better to spit the mucus. Spit mucus finds itself in a hostile environment. I mean, unless you happen to be a champion spitter, and spit it right into the mouth or nose of a loved one, or a pet, or onto a Petri dish.”

She continued, “If you swallow the mucus, well, first of all, ew… What the fuck do you think you’re doing swallowing mucus??? Secondly, the swallowed mucus can organize itself in a colony in your gut, and foment revolution. Nobody wants communist mucus to revolutionize them, do they?”

She ended our interview by spitting mucus on us, as if to prove a point. Our research assistant, an immigrant, grunted while wiping himself, and mumbled something about “first-world problems.”

The article that inspired this satire:

https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/should-you-spit-out-mucus-a-gp-has-the-answer_uk_6728bd80e4b0f3d946e0419c

#AutisticWriters #mucus #satire #spit #swallow #TheDailyIsotope

https://www.thedailyisotope.com/2024/11/04/should-you-spit-or-swallow-mucus-heres-what-an-expert-says/

Microscopic marine organisms can create parachute-like #mucus structures that stall CO₂ absorption from atmosphere https://phys.org/news/2024-10-microscopic-marine-parachute-mucus-stall.html

Hidden comet tails of #MarineSnow impede ocean-based #carbon sequestration https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adl5767

"marine snow sometimes creates parachute-like mucus structures that effectively double the time the organisms linger in the upper 100 meters of the ocean. This prolonged suspension increases the likelihood of other #microbes breaking down the organic carbon"

Comparative Characterization of #Bronchial and #Nasal #Mucus Reveals Key #Determinants of #Influenza A Virus #Inhibition http://biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2024.09.17.613498v1?rss=1

The ability of mucus to neutralize influenza A virus varies with the anatomical origin of the #airway cultures and correlates with the abundance of #triglycerides and sialylated #glycoproteins and #glycolipids.

@Infoseepage Some unsettling results from this study: Mechanism of #Human #Influenza Virus #RNA #Persistence and Virion #Survival in #Feces: #Mucus Protects Virions From #Acid and Digestive Juices, J infect Dis.: https://academic.oup.com/jid/article/216/1/105/3814252?login=false

This week for @Kitty #TuneTuesday @derthomas gave us a theme of "The Opener."

It probably was a local act like #Mucus #AgainstTheGrain or #BlueDirt in a venue like De Sloep.. not sure.

The first festival i've attended was #Waterpop in '93.
#RadioHead was the headliner, i rember watching #MTV that evening and #Creep was on.
A Dutch band that played (and still does) was #HalloVenray
#HenkKoorn is a big inspiration for my singing. Maybe that seed was sown that day?

https://youtu.be/y14NSMsVcfI

A Healthy Dose of #Coral Mucus https://oceanbites.org/a-healthy-dose-of-coral-mucus/

Coral mucus effects on bacterial growth, respiration, and grazing mortality in reef systems https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022098124000182

"#Corals, specifically the #Acropora species, regularly spew #bacteria-filled #mucus into the sea to defend against environmental and biological stressors. The mucus can trap and carry particles, energy, and large amounts of organic matter throughout the #ocean."

Bacteria's mucus maneuvers: Study reveals how snot facilitates infection https://phys.org/news/2023-12-bacteria-mucus-maneuvers-reveals-snot.html

Viscoelasticity enhances collective motion of bacteria https://academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/article/2/9/pgad291/7261374

"runny noses are the hallmarks of cold and flu season—and that increase in #mucus is exactly what #bacteria use to mount a coordinated attack on the #ImmuneSystem... The thicker the mucus, the better the bacteria are able to swarm."

This week in heterosexuality: There's nothing as alluring as clear sinuses
#vintageAd #gender #mucus

The #neuraminidase #activity of #influenza A virus determines the strain-specific sensitivity to #neutralization by respiratory #mucus, J Virol.: https://doi.org/10.1128/jvi.01271-23 #research #biology #library

The world's longest head congestion and runny nose - Day 9:

Today I think I will finally go for a #run and try not to drown in my own #mucus.

This #parasite deploys #mucus slime balls to make ‘#zombie #ants’
https://www.popsci.com/science/parasite-zombie-ants/