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Did You Know That Spider Webs Can Be Used to Heal Wounds and Injuries?

By Andrew Alpin, 6 April 2017

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3 Science says spider webs can treat injuries

Research studies have observed that spider silk which is full of spidey protein and vitamin can heal ligament damage and injured knees. Professor Fritz Vollrath a zoologist at Oxford University keeps a greenhouse full of plump golden orb weavers and regards spiders as having miraculous healing powers. Having studied spiders all his life, he has published several groundbreaking studies analyzed from research across the world in regards to spider webs to treat injuries.

Science says spider webs can treat injuries

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4 Medical students invent spider web gel for injuries

In fact, a gel called spidweb to treat dental wounds has also been developed by medical students of Gadjah Mada University in Indonesia. Do you still think spidey webs are useless? Well think again because nature is full of amazing wonders and spider webs are one of them.

spider web gel for injuries

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