As mentioned above, the slime is made from natural materials that are highly compatible with the human body. It consists of 90 percent water; oleic acid, a fatty acid found in olive oil; and amino ...

Scientists are also eyeing up a more everyday use for hagfish slime, as their slime threads may have the potential to be developed into fabric that works as a natural alternative to Lycra, which is ...

Book of the Week. Sirine Saba reads from Susanne Wedlich's ground-breaking new book which leads us on a journey through the three-billion-year history of slime.

Type specimen of the slime mould Badhimia foliicola. Collected by Arthur Lister, together with his daughter Guillerma. Arthur Lister is the author of the book: A monograph of the Mycetozoa: a ...