From plant to pharmacy - Tech researchers create new medicinal use for cotton - LubbockOnline.com

  • By labradle
  • December 1, 2014

If it looks to you like plastic film, its base product might surprise you.

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Abidi, Hu and their fellow researchers anticipate the day the product will be sold at neighborhood pharmacies, but they're quick to note it won't be tomorrow. They plan to study it further, and eventually collaborate with folks at Tech's Health Sciences Center for biomedical testing.

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