Chemists crack secrets of nature's super glue

Chemists crack secrets of nature's super glue: "Chemists crack secrets of nature's super glue
ARLINGTON, Va.-Researchers have discovered that iron in seawater is the key binding agent in the super-strong glues of the common blue mussel, Mytilus edulis. This is the first time researchers have determined that a metal such as iron is critical to forming an amorphous, biological material."

I can't wait until the mussel's sue for patent infringement.