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Shrimp Bandages Clot Blood Faster

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the underwater-allies dept.

dwbryson writes "A new bandage technology uses ground up shrimp shells to instantly clot blood when applied to an open wound. These new bandages were developed and are being produced exclusively for the military (at $100 for a 4x4" square), but the company who makes them is hoping to mass market them to general consumers."

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  1. Quality of Posts Deteriorating... by templest · · Score: 0, Troll

    This is a good example of how Slashdot is going down the pooper. The exact same article, the one that's ~1 year older seems so much more well done then this one. Not to be a troll, just pointing out the obvious. This is a good moment for the editors to reconcider where they're headed with post quality. But then again, this is /., so probably not.

    Okay, maybe that last line was a little bit trolish

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  2. Very true, except... by jd · · Score: 1, Troll

    ...the US doesn't believe any war it is in is goverened by the Geneva Convention (unless Americans are captured, but that's somehow different)

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