Mucin in the Mucous

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Most readers would rather avoid the topic of mucous. It’s hardly a dinner-table subject! Regardless, our lives depend on this watery, mucilaginous material found in most creatures—vertebrate and invertebrate—including bacteria and yeast. Although gross to many, mucous is essential for life.

Mucus has exceptional properties including elasticity, changeable rheology [flow of … More…

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Source: icr.org

    

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