It does everything from breeding new seeds and cattle, to creating ultra-thin edible wrapping paper for foodstuffs that changes colour when the food goes off, to running a nanotechnology laboratory creating biodegradable ultra-strong fabrics and wound dressings.

ECONOMIST: Brazilian agriculture

The result, as they recently reported in Biomacromolecules, is that they can spin bovine serum albumin into long, even fibres that are perfect for creating both suture threads and thick mats similar to conventional wound dressings, but on a small scale.

ECONOMIST: Monitor

It supplies tapes, dressings, wound closure products, casting materials, electrodes, stethoscopes, drapes and masks.

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He clawed at his gown, his oxygen mask, the dressings covering his abdominal wound.

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For instance, half of those doing wound care, such as changing dressings or treating bed sores, said they learned how to perform these tasks on their own or from a friend or neighbor (though some reported getting help from medical professionals as well).

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