In creating an adhesive patterned after glue produced by the
lowly underwater sandcastle worm, researchers are reporting today that they may
have solved the problem of premature births that sometimes result from fetal
surgery. It also could open up numerous opportunities to safely perform more
complex fetal surgeries in the future. Their report will be presented as part
of the 248th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society
(ACS), the world’s largest scientific society.