Understanding the formation of strong biological structures like bloodworm teeth, spinal cartilage and squid beaks may help people manufacture and dispose of stronger materials. "High-performance ...

Bloodworms With Metal Teeth Are Real, And You Don’t Wanna Mess With Them As gooey noodles go, these guys are pretty metal.

The first detection of a living organism that makes a copper-containing mineral structure as part of its skeleton is remarkable because the copper detected in the marine bloodworm's jaw tip would ...

Bloodworm's Way With Copper Likely Provides Paradigm For New Materials Date: October 15, 2002 Source: University Of California, Santa Barbara - Engineering Summary: Researchers report in the Oct ...

The team hopes that a better understanding of how the bloodworm conducts its self-contained processing laboratory could help to streamline parts of production that would benefit industry.

Scientists found “worm-like” fish with small eyes in muddy swampy rainforest and discovered new species: Berlin’s bloodworm eel, study said.

The bite of the common bloodworm, a popular fish bait, hides more than nasty venom. The worm’s unusual teeth contain the first known example of a copper-containing mineral in a living organism ...