The skin of what type of animal is used to treat burns?
Fish skin, usually from Atlantic cod or Nile tilapia, has anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial properties that support healing of some wounds including burns and diabetic foot ulcers.
How did Pasteur disprove spontaneous generation?
Louis Pasteur used swan-neck flasks to disprove the idea that life appears spontaneously.
Reference: Encyclopaedia Britannica
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