Friday, April 15, 2011

How chronic wounds may heal faster

It's obvious that chronic wounds heal faster than those of lesser damage, but what would you say if there was an agent that could speed the healing of these wounds. This would be such a huge advancement in the health of humans. For example, deadly infections could be  much more preventable because these wounds would have less exposure to the diseases and germs. This is done by inserting a bacteria called Clostridium histolyticum which produces collaganese and when added to the cells it causes a reaction allowing them to move faster. If this is made a reality, it can be used to assist troops on the battlefield, and all others who are in similar situations, it would make the world a much safer place.

http://www.technologyreview.com/biomedicine/37371/?ref=rss&a=f

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