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eardrum
Using silk to repair eardrums
dr. dolittle
| October 16, 2012
Dr. Marcus Atlas, from the Ear Science Institute in Australia, and his team have pioneered a novel treatment for repairing damaged eardrums using silk obtained from silkworm cocoons, like the one pictured above.