From Science Daily, an article from Georgetown University Medical Center explains the research referring to dolphins and their ability to heal quickly. The article proposed different reasons for such an ability and how they are able to keep their shape after healing from a large gash, such as a shark bite.
They release a compound that helps fight infections. When cut, their blood is not near the surface therefore, they do not loose as much blood and are able to survive and heal quickly. The healing ability is "less like human healing and more like regeneration." Scientists are interested in finding out if the unique dolphin abilities can assist human injuries.
That is an amazing ability. It's interesting how as I was reading this I thought, "I wonder if humans could use this to their advantage" and that was how your blog ended. We always find a way to benefit from these kinds of discovery.
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