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Maggots in Medicine? Sometimes what is Old is New Again!
A Maggot Revolution In Modern Medicine
Posted from sciencefriday.com
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel Sounds repulsive... but hey... if it works it's better than the alternative.
..."Baer’s paper is one of the first reports of maggots used in medicine, but these insects have been found healing wounds for thousands of years, with references in the Old Testament and in ancient cultures of New South Wales and Northern Myanmar. In 1997 on Science Friday, authors Robert and Michèle Root-Bernstein regaled the audience with tales of maggots and other historical medical practices:"
..."Baer’s paper is one of the first reports of maggots used in medicine, but these insects have been found healing wounds for thousands of years, with references in the Old Testament and in ancient cultures of New South Wales and Northern Myanmar. In 1997 on Science Friday, authors Robert and Michèle Root-Bernstein regaled the audience with tales of maggots and other historical medical practices:"
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