This story represents a fine example of innovative and creative giftedness. Joe Landolina, a gifted junior at New York University, has developed a synthetic compound that “jumpstarts” the healing and clotting process, stemming bleeding in both mild and serious wounds. Anecdotal evidence suggests that the gel also has applications for treating burns.
The gel is a synthetic compound based on the extracellular matrix, the scaffolding system of the body that binds cells together as tissue is built.
Read more about this fascinating contribution to science here.
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