While the majority of the innovations we see in fashion are focused on aesthetics, iLoad took a unique medicinal approach to their new material.

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But scientists say rhino horns are made from the same material as fingernails and have no proven medicinal properties.

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On the current scale, that pickiness could lead to at least medicinal uses, such as sorting cells based on their material.

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It was intended for medicinal use as a nausea reliever or appetite stimulant for those unwilling to smoke plant material.

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