06Mar2010
Lick your wounds
Ever wondered why mouth ulcers clear up in days but a shaving cut takes weeks to heal? Scientists from the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology found human spit heals wounds super fast. When they created a fake wound, and applied human saliva, it healed in 16 hours. A protein in saliva called histatin is anti-bacterial and promotes cell-repair. It’s easy to create, so
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