M-gard you wrote::
       AND NOW: FOR MY SHELL-RELATED COMMENT/QUESTION:
        I have false teeth which do NOT stay in well. Has there been any
research
into creating a glue for this and/or other cosmetic/medical uses from any
molluscan secretions?
I saw a discovry program in which the dentist used sea anenome secretion
for attaching dentures .....They might have an archive at discovery for it
was a few years back that the program was aired. Hope this helps ,,,mark