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freeMB to MongabayEnglish · 10 months ago

As a medicine, study finds rhino horn useless — and potentially toxic

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As a medicine, study finds rhino horn useless — and potentially toxic

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freeMB to MongabayEnglish · 10 months ago
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Fancy a taste of your own toenails? That’s what vendors in Vietnam or China could say when offering powdered rhino horn. This coveted “trophy” is made up of keratin, the same structural protein as human nails and hair. And a new study in Scientific Reports finds it about as nutritious, despite claims to the contrary, […]
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