30 Animals That Made Us Smarter

Gecko and adhesives

07.15.2019 - By BBC World ServicePlay

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How do geckos walk up walls and across ceilings? It is all down to the hair-like structure on their feet. A sticky material based on these clever lizards could help us grab debris in space!

With Patrick Aryee.

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