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December 11, 2012 04:21 pm PST
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Porcupine barbs may inspire new IV needles
This is a microscopic image of a porcupine quill. Harvard medical researcher Jeffrey Karp and his colleagues are studying the quills to determine whether they might inspire a new design in hypodermic needles. According to their paper published today in PNAS, the barbs on the quill enable it to slide in smoothly but keep it [...]Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/h14TOIQH1Ys/porcupine-barbs-may-inspire-ne.html
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