Over time the economy will be weighed down by all these costs, like a barnacle-encrusted ship.

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Or could it be a Gooseneck barnacle?

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To examine the relationship between the newly discovered goo and barnacle glue, Dr Vollrath's colleagues, Katrin Kronenberger and Cedric Dicko, took a look at the chemical composition of both.

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