Why Do We Have Snot? (MIT Explains)

The stuff that oozes out of you when you’re sick? Turns out, it’s a pretty awesome material. Elizabeth, a graduate of Biological Engineering at MIT, explains juuuuuuust how much butt it kicks.

Learn how to make the fake snot in the video here:    • How To Make Fake Snot (and why it wor...  

and read more about the mucus research happening at MIT:   / the-science-of-snot  
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