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 was the man with the golden arm?
“Australian James Harrison, known as "the man with the golden arm," donated plasma more than 1,000 times, and it was used to make a treatment that protects babies.”
Reference: Australian Red Cross Lifeblood
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Who discovered blood types?
Karl Landsteiner discovered the main human blood types in 1901 and won the Nobel Prize in 1930.
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