How can one nose make so much mucus? — What is biophysics? #17
Perhaps when blowing your nose, or the nose of a sick child, you’ve wondered where all this stuff comes from. How can one nose make so much mucus? This is #17 in our series of biophysical questions (#1, #16). The answer involves electrical forces and the physical character of mucus. Mucus, the gooey liquid secreted … Continue reading How can one nose make so much mucus? — What is biophysics? #17
The Eighteenth Elephant 