maggots
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Tiny Draculas: Why Do March Flies Want Our Blood?
While relaxing at the coast this summer, you might have noticed a few fellow beach goers failing to socially distance. You might even have had the unpleasant experience of one biting you and drawing blood. Australia’s large buzzing flies – commonly called march flies – are very quick to home in on napping sunbathers, looking…
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Genetically-Modified Maggots Could Help Wounds Heal Faster
Scientists at North Carolina State University are bringing an 18th century wound treatment into the 21st century. They have genetically modified maggots to secrete a human growth factor to promote healing while they clean people’s wounds.