Genetically modified maggots could help human wound healing
IN a proof of concept study, North Carolina State University researchers show that genetically engineered green bottle fly (Lucilia sericata) larvae can produce and secrete a human growth factor — a molecule that helps promote cell growth and wound healing.
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