Ideas needed!

[j.w]

Yes addy you never know when you might need a surgical implant or wound covering. Save up your slugs and when you go into the doc maybe you can turn them in for a discount :nananananana:

 

[DrDave]

I thought that leeches were used for blood flow in wounds.

 

[addy1]

Yes addy you never know when you might need a surgical implant or wound covering. Save up your slugs and when you go into the doc maybe you can turn them in for a discount :nananananana:

laughing jw...........wrong critter, but a good idea!

 

[j.w]

This is what it said in my post up above:

Once the mechanisms and molecules of slug slime are better understood, researchers foresee numerous potential applications in materials science and bioengineering, such as pollutant traps for sewage treatment plants, effective water-based lubricants, and improved surgical implants and wound coverings.

So it seems that they may be able to use the slime in the future for implants and the wound coverings :nananananana:

 

[addy1]

Well yep you did..............blame it on cleaning a garage out all day........unpacking boxes from my move 2 years ago................old age?

lmao
It is unreal what they can use critters for anymore. the slime is slimy!

 

[CometKeith]

jw, thats great info. I have been looking for a new job since the housing market crashed. I can hardly wait to tell my wife...."slug slime salesman"

 

[addy1]

laughing cometkeith, that will look good on your resume!

 

[CometKeith]

yes, and I won't take offense to be called a slimy salesmen! In all honesty I think jw had some interesting points. I am going to talk to my brother n law about slime. He runs a bioengineering program at area university.

 

[j.w]

Glad to be of assistance there Keith and I hope you will remember me when you become filthy rich w/ your bro in law in the slug-slime-business-venture :lol:

 

[addy1]

Of course they will share the profits jw!

 

[CometKeith]

ok, well I got beaten to the punch. I was willing to donate a penny to the forum for every gallon of slime sold. His response was that slime is actually a big field of study now and has a lot of interesting possibilities. He knows someone at Northwestern University that is researching slime produced by mussels. j.w. there are only 6 types of mussels in Washington in case you were interested. There are over 300 kinds in the US, but most of them are east of the Mississippi, and according to something I just read 70% of them are endangered now.

 

[j.w]

Oh darn, sorry about that Keith. And yum on the mussels. They are pretty tasty but I prefer clams and oysters myself. Hope you can find a job soon :lol:

 

[CometKeith]

Well I actually did find a job since the RE market crashed. I assist banks with their unwanted real estate, but always looking for new ideas because eventually they are going to run out of bad real estate.

 

[addy1]

We can only hope they run out of bad real estate, not wishing you unemployment again cometkeith, honest.
Have a house I would love to be able to sale eventually, lol

 

[j.w]

Same here addy. We've got a rental that I'd love to get rid of.......................sooooooooo tired of being a landlord
The people in it right now have just broken their lease and won't even answer the phone to do the exit inspection :regular_waving_emot