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  • Skin’s secret strength shields against puncture damage

    Nov 6, 2024 11:45 am by Earth.comIllinois in the News
    uncredited, unexplained graphic presumably related to skin at the molecular level

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    • uncredited, unexplained graphic presumably related to skin at the molecular level

    Earth.com (Nov. 1) Researchers at Illinois have discovered that our skin is not just an exterior shell. It plays an active role in lessening the internal damage when punctured - even better than synthetic materials.