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24 comments:
I really liked this article. I thought it was fascinating that the sandcastle worm was able to produce "glue" much stronger that the glue used during surguries, and it can get wet. Being able to use glue like this on humans would definitely make surgury easier. Since this glue is non-toxic, we would be able to use it on humans. After further looking into the topic, i found that this is very new, as there is not a lot of info on it. I was extremely fascinated by this article.
The glue would is revolutionizing for the hospitals all around the world because it will be easier to operate in surgery. In the arts and crafts world, it's could also be the new crazy glue!
In response to danielle's comment didn't they say that the scientists had created glue that was twice as strong after studying the little guy
I think that the article was very interesting. I believe that this glue will increase the healing rate of injuries such as broken bones much faster than the previous time. However, I think that the author didn't write this article well.
It was really cool to me how the worm's glue could harden in 30 seconds and within hours it was like leather. this could be an amazing medical breakthrough. Plus you have a crazy glue that can stick a lot of stuff together.
I also really liked that article. That glue could help out hospitals, and it may even be safer than surgical glue. Like Brandon said, it would be revolutionizing for hospitals. I had never heard of this before, and I found it fascinating!
I think it's interesting how just one little species can help the entire human race, although whoever wrote the article could have explained how scientists recreated the glue.
I thought this article was very interesting. I never new that there was a worm that can allow humans to keep bones in place like some sort of super glue. Also the picture of the worm was very strange and they also stated that the worms have small white beads which I thought was crazy for a worm to have beads. Also with the super glue it could help us make surgery easy ( I really wished that glue could of helped me when I had to get stitches. Altogether this super worm sounds really cool and I hope to learn more about this super worm.
I liked this article a lot. It's interesting how people found this nontoxic, waterproof glue. It's almost like all-natural crazy glue! I also thought it was interesting how scientists found a way to recreate the worm's glue, except twice as strong.
That was so cool!!! It is amazing that they found the worm and then made the glue, but I wish it specified a little more on how strong it is. Also, it didn't say how you could remove it. I mean what if something went wrong in the surgery.
I think this is an amazing step forward for doctors around the globe, being able to have a glue that hardens in 30 seconds underwater, is nontoxic, and is stronger than what we already have is great. To think that they will be able to have a dissolvable form is even better! This will revolutionize the surgery world.
I like this a lot, because it could help medical surgical operations a lot. I wonder how it sticks so well, maybe because the electrons on the outside have a either positive or negative charge, and then the sand or shells have the opposite...I want to learn more about that! : )
Interesting!
I can't believe something from a worm can help the human lives and for other purposes. But still, I think this new worm glue invention was a very successful and a good adhesive to use for surgeries. Thank you University of Utah!
I really enjoyed the article. I think the idea of getting glue from a worm is really interesting, and even better is that it works underwater! The only thing I have against it is using it on surgery right now. Maybe when they do some more testing, I will agree with it. I just think that if it comes apart in the body, then someone could die, or need another surgery. Then, the first surgery would have been worthless.
yea this is a great discovery and a huge breakthrough in medical discoveries....just htink about it: glue that's so strong it holds bones together???? its great! plus, it could help a lot in some cases where they werent able to support somebody who for example, shattered there bone in a way it couldn't be put together. this could be great, but we also need to think that there COULD be some kind of reaction to certian people. they need to look into it a little more for people to feel mroe safe.
This was a very strange story and how do they know that this substance can't hurt the human body when gluing bones together. It is a great idea though if it works then there would be a lot of more problems solved.
I agree with Dani. This new glue substance is a great breakthrough. Since it is non toxic, it can be used for all sorts of procedures. THis article is a very interesting topic.
It's interesting how the substance's capabilities are so amazing, yet it is not toxic. There is no catch to it. It's the perfect material, just made for surgery.
worms are useless pretty much i think this is a great idea
I thought this article was interesting, but it could have been more informative. I liked the way it explained how the worm creates it's sand castle, but I thought the article could have been more specific and use more scientific terms to explain the worm; instead of generic words. This article was poorly written because the kept on saying "this might be able to heal broken bones." They also should have added more on when this specific glue will be used in surgery. The part in italics was confusing because it said, "this type of worm lives in scientist's laboratories." Overall I thought this article was OK.
What?! I didn't know that worms also have glue that we can use! Thats awesome!!- Diana
I thought that this article was very fascinating, and definitely agree with Brandon F, and Claire on their analysis on the article. But the part that I found the coolest, was how they said that the worms "glue" could help repair bones and that it doesn't harm human cells! Oh, one other thing... I LOVED how the worms glue can harden in 30 seconds.
This article was very interesting. I think that i would really benefit the human health. We could finally glue bones together in a safe, and fast way. The dangers of being sedated to long would be eliminated. It could also be used for hobby shops to glue parts together.
This article was really cool and I thought it was fascinating that worms could produce this glue that can help doctors in wet surgery. Not only is it water proof,but it holds much longer than any other glue. The fact that a natural being such as this worm can produce such a revolutionizing material is incredible.
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