Supramolecular chemistry is a comparatively young field that to date has mainly been
focused on building a foundation of fundamental understanding. With much progress in this …

The design of synthetic, monovalent host–guest molecular recognition pairs is still
challenging and of particular interest to inquire into the limits of the affinity that can be …

Underwater adhesion is a challenging task for most synthetic adhesives. Efforts to overcome
this challenge have largely focused on modifying natural molecules produced by marine …

With the “many-headed” slime mold Physarum polycelphalum having been voted the
unicellular organism of the year 2021 by the German Society of Protozoology, we are …

ABSTRACT Background The giant squid (Architeuthis dux; Steenstrup, 1857) is an
enigmatic giant mollusc with a circumglobal distribution in the deep ocean, except in the …

Adhesive secretions occur in both aquatic and terrestrial animals, in which they perform
diverse functions. Biological adhesives can therefore be remarkably complex and involve a …

The mucus produced by many marine organisms is a complex mixture of proteins and
polysaccharides forming a weak watery gel. It is essential for vital processes including …

Protein-based bioadhesives are found in diverse marine invertebrates that developed
attachment devices to adhere to various substrates. These adhesives are of interest to …

The flatworm Macrostomum lignano features a duo-gland adhesive system that allows it to
repeatedly attach to and release from substrates in seawater within a minute. However, little …

Proteomic approaches are gaining increasing importance in the context of all fields of
animal and veterinary sciences, including physiology, productive characterization, and …