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Published: September 3, 2007, 12:51 am

Size suddenly mattered for mollusks, and only the very small survived, eroding the balance of the marine food chain.Ultra-slow rebound As she sorts through the rock record from just after the Permian-Triassic extinction, Fraiser also has unearthed evidence that explains why it took so long for life to recover. The answer appears to be more of

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Sticky Mussels Inspire Biomedical Engineer Yet Again

Published: October 22, 2007, 12:55 am

Tags: Molluscks, Mollusks, Mussels, Green Mussel

Mussels are delicious when cooked in a white wine broth, but they also have two other well-known qualities before they're put in a pot: they stick to virtually all inorganic and organic surfaces, and they stick with amazing tenacity Northwestern University biomedical engineer Phillip B. Messersmith already has developed a material that mimics

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Study Reveals Details Of Mussels' Tenacious Bonds

Published: October 22, 2007, 12:50 am

Tags: Molluscks, Mollusks, Mussels

When it comes to sticking power, marine mussels are hard to beat They can adhere to virtually all inorganic and organic surfaces, sustaining their tenacious bonds in saltwater, including turbulent tidal environments. Little is known, however, about exactly how the bivalves achieve this amazing feat.In a paper to be published online the week of

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How oysters may save the Gowanus

Published: June 16, 2008, 9:57 pm

Tags: Brooklyn, Get Wet, Gowanus Canal, Mollusks, Oysters

Standing on the bank of the grimy Gowanus Canal, aphrodisiacs don't automatically spring to mind. However, lodged among the car wreckage, sewage and Gambino body parts, lies a thriving colony of oysters, chilling, eating, procreating and staying close to home not unlike many street corners in various popular Brooklyn neighborhoods. Before

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