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Repost from @cellpress • Spider silk’s supposed "healing properties" might have no basis in science⁠ ⁠ As far back as ancient Rome, spider silk has been used as a remedy to treat everything from skin lesions to warts. In the past, doctors have covered open wounds in cobwebs or advised patients to place cocoons on infected teeth. In modern times, however, the literature contains conflicting reports of whether or not spider silk has antimicrobial properties. In the journal iScience, researchers from @aarhus_university revisit these old experiments and debunk the myth of antibiotic spider silk.⁠ ⁠ To read more from this #iScience paper, click on this image in our link in bio 👉 @cellpress⁠ ⁠ 📸 credit: André Alliot⁠ ⁠ iScience, Fruergaard et al.: “The myth of antibiotic spider silk” https://www.cell.com/iscience/fulltext/S2589-0042(21)01093-2⁠ ⁠ #CellPress #SciComm #spider #spiderweb #spidersilk #myth #mythbuster⁠ https://www.instagram.com/p/CUqXuzoPL7j/?utm_medium=tumblr

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