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<p>Snails — and slugs — lay down trails of mucous enabling them to slide even over rough dry terrain</p>

outdoors

Richard Collins: Slug-inspired glue could even work for heart surgery

Harvard scientist David Mooney has been researching slug mucus. This has led to the development of a new glue which is immensely strong and non-toxic to humans, properties which make it ideal for medical applications

world

Facebook troll 'could be jailed' for comments about stabbed teacher

world

Teacher's 'devastated' family in court to see boy accused of her murder

We threaten wealth of biodiversity

world

WHO to fight SARS outbreak in China

world

Deadly virus still to reach peak in China

WHO accepts 'more deadly' Sars findings

The World Health Organisation (WHO) today accepted a leading scientist’s findings that the Sars bug, which is causing panic worldwide, is more deadly than first thought.

Sat, 26 Apr, 2003

Speedy Rio fined and banned from driving for six months

MANCHESTER United defender Rio Ferdinand was yesterday banned from driving for six months and fined £2,500 for speeding.

Tue, 01 Apr, 2003

Rio Ferdinand gets driving ban

Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand was today banned from driving for six months and fined £2,500 (€3,620) for speeding.

Mon, 31 Mar, 2003

Ferdinand faces driving ban

MAN UNITED defender Rio Ferdinand was facing a six-month driving ban yesterday after he was convicted of speeding.

Tue, 11 Mar, 2003

vCJD claims 100th victim

Mad cow disease has claimed its 100th victim in Britain.

Fri, 25 May, 2001

One third of farms 'may get foot-and-mouth'

Nearly a third of British farms could become infected with foot-and-mouth disease, scientists have warned.

Fri, 13 Apr, 2001

British farming crisis will not peak until May - expert

The foot-and-mouth crisis will not peak until early May at the earliest - just when Tony Blair wants to hold the General Election - a leading disease expert has warned.

Thu, 22 Mar, 2001