Scientists working in India have used bio-technology to turn tannery fleshings into a potential life-saver.

Labaratories with the Kanpur-based Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI) say they have developed the technology to turn the fleshings into so-called ‘biological bandages’, for the treatment of second and third degree burns.   Having already successfully trialled the fleshings for the treatment and healing of cornea and other eye injuries, the scientists says bandages heal burns much faster than their conventional counterparts.

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