This article was originally featured on The Conversation. Omer Gokcumen is an associate professor of Biological Sciences, University at Buffalo. Slime is everywhere. It shapes the consistency of your ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Mucus is present in several bodily organs and help prevent disease as well as aid in pivotal ...

All animals, minus sponges, have evolved the ability to produce mucus. Snail mucus is used in skin care, and some research suggests it has some antimicrobial properties. In a recent study, scientists ...

The image shows mucus in pig airway affected by cystic fibrosis (CF). The red strands of mucus (made of MUC5B protein) are more tangled than normal, and the green sheets of mucus (made of MUC5AC ...

A coronavirus infection can mow down the forests of hairlike cilia that coat our airways, destroying a crucial barrier to keeping the virus from lodging deep in the lungs. Normally, those cilia move ...