Australian seaweed that mimics the biological functions of human skin

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Australian seaweed that mimics the biological functions of human skin

The healing power of seaweed – marine macroalgae – is not a new discovery. There is evidence that it was chewed medicinally in what is now Chile more than 14,000 years ago, and that seaweed has been a versatile resource for Indigenous Australians for millennia. Throughout human history, it has been a valued part of traditional medicine, a dietary staple, a symbol of women’s liberation, a form of currency, and a method of survival. 

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I had a car roll over me 3 years ago I have had all tendons ligaments and muscle skin removed and left with a deep skin graft a bove knee I’m wondering if there is any peel of permanent skin rather than my own skin that you can use that rebuild my leg up to a normal leg if so what is it that I can use thanks Donna

Donna smith

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