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March 2023 in “Colloids and surfaces. B, Biointerfaces” A new wound dressing with p-Coumaric acid helps heal diabetic wounds faster by reducing inflammation and promoting skin repair.
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May 2007 in “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America” Alexander the Great's engineers built a causeway using a natural sand bridge, some tiger moths avoid bats by mimicking toxic relatives' sounds, early metabolism and RNA enzymes support the ancient RNA world theory, and vitamin D is crucial for hair growth and its absence can cause baldness.
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