Re: Sea sponge builds a better glass fiber

[David Meyer <dmm () 1-4-5 net>]

> > I'm still waiting for the discovery of its natural enemy, the Backhoeiosaur.

        All kidding aside, my concern is that it's natural enemy
        has just found it. 

> > It's such a wonderful example of how exquisite nature is as a
> > designer and builder of complex systems," said Geri Richmond, a
> > chemist and materials scientist at the University of Oregon who
> > wasn't involved in the study.
> >
> > "We can draw it on paper and think about engineering it but
> > we're in the stone age compared to nature," she said.

        That much seems clear.

        Dave