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RSS FeedsScientists learn to repair human bones by studying coral reefs
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16 july 2018 19:15:02

 
Scientists learn to repair human bones by studying coral reefs
(WorldNews Environment)
 


Coral Pexels Human bone grafts can be complicated. In the early days, they typically involved two surgeries, the first to remove bone from part of the body and the second to graft that bone onto another part of the body. For decades, scientists have been working to simplify the process by using artificial bone in place of real bone. Coral, which closely resembles human bone in structure, has been among the most promising substitutes. Unfortunately, coral skeletons are made of calcium carbonite, which breaks down in the human body before new bone can grow on it, so it canīt be used as-is. While researchers have developed a variation of coral that doesnīt degrade as quickly once grafted,...


 
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