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.
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- Who got the first implanted pacemaker?
“Arne Larsson received the first implanted pacemaker in Sweden in 1958 and went on to use 26 different devices before dying at 86.”
Reference: Encyclopaedia Britannica
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