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Re:‘People are shocked’: the Welsh firm breeding maggots to ... by lightmyst on Sunday January 22, 2023 @03:27PM (#34481851)
Napoleon's surgeon, Dominic Larry used to treat infections in injured people by putting maggots on them as thet eat only dead flesh, kill any bacteria in damaged tissue. Was referenced on an episode of House MD.

Skip to 9:22 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7z0HsGX6IGU

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Re:‘People are shocked’: the Welsh firm breeding maggots to ... by deepsun on Monday January 23, 2023 @12:53AM (#34485947)
Kill any bacteria? That sounds like a perfect antibiotic, a Holy Graal of medicine.
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