Light microscopy image of a histologically stained section of the stem root in which thin wavy sheets of the non-living stem root surrounding by cilia (red) can been seen embedded in the living tissue ...

A mussel lays down byssal threads to anchor itself to rocks in pounding surf. UC Berkeley's Philip Messersmith synthesized the bivalve's tough glue in hopes of using it to close surgical incisions ...

Blue mussels (Mytilus edulis) can alter the strength of byssal attachment and move between and within mussel aggregations on wave-swept shores, but this movement ability may be limited by epibiont ...