[AMP-L] Doctors Used Monkey Poop to Stop Diabetic Amputations

Wayne Renardson wayne.renardson at comcast.net
Sat Sep 23 06:28:43 PDT 2023


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New of the weird. Apologies to Chuck Meade:

The feces have properties that fight diabetic foot ulcers.

Animal poop gathered from endangered species at the zoo could help
diabetics keep their feet, according to a team of British scientists.

A team at the University of Sheffield, in northern England, found
that many exotic animals have bacteriophages in their droppings that
can kill bacteria, stopping dangerous infections that can hit people
with diabetes the hardest.

The rest of the story, with photo, here:

https://tinyurl.com/26cj9tvg

Wayne R.






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