GM maggots created could heal wounds faster

[Still Waters]

Scientists have created genetically modified maggots that could help human wounds to heal better.

The creatures have been used for centuries because they eat dead flesh while leaving healthy flesh intact.

But they could help with the healing process even further after scientists were successful in making them secrete a human growth hormone while they eat.

Engineers at North Carolina State University have genetically engineered green bottle fly larvae to produce a growth factor called PDGF-BB, which can drive cell growth.

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