FASCINATING FACTS : THE SECRETS OF LIFE’S TOUGHEST MATERIAL : PEARL

 

THE SECRETS OF LIFE’S TOUGHEST MATERIAL

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One of the toughest materials known to science is made not by humans, but by nature... and it's inside of oysters.

 

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Sources:

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https://newscenter.lbl.gov/2008/11/25...

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/li...

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