Researchers have successfully extracted keratin from wool and used it to regenerate bone in a living animal. The wool-based scaffolds produced bone that was more organized and structurally sound than collagen, the long-standing benchmark. Wool is often a by-product of farming, making the material both renewable and scalable.
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Ang keratin mula sa lana ay nagtatayo ng buto nang mas mahusay kaysa sa pamantayang medikal

Matagumpay na ginamit ng mga mananaliksik ng King’s College London ang keratin — isang protina mula sa lana ng tupa — para sa pagpapalaki ng buto sa isang buhay na hayop. Ang mga scaffold na gawa sa lana ay gumawa ng mas organisado at mas matibay na buto kaysa sa collagen, ang kasalukuyang pamantayan. Dahil madalas na basura ng agrikultura ang lana, ito ay renewable at madaling gawin sa malaking dami.

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