Why Do We Have Snot?

4 minutes 22 seconds

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Does snot have a purpose other than being gross? It turns out, it’s a pretty awesome material with many benefits for the human body. A biological engineer at MIT explains the usefulness of snot. Part of the "Science Out Loud" series.

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Runtime: 4 minutes 22 seconds

Topic: Science
Subtopic: Biology, Science Experiments
Grade/Interest Level: 9 - 12
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Release Year: 2015
Producer/Distributor: Mitk12 Videos
Series: Science Out Loud

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