Brian Ward and colleagues have been working on wound healing and tissue substitutes for years. OPINION: As I'm writing this, a piece of sheep's stomach is lying next to me on the table. In a recent study, staff at a hospital for military veterans used these dressings to treat patients suffering from wounds and ulcers on their feet. They found that the ECM dressings healed more wounds and more quickly. So next time you're tucking into a lamb cutlet, think of the Kiwi ingenuity that's turning a bit of the animal we don't eat into a valuable medical treatment.

Source: Stuff December 08, 2019 15:56 UTC