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That makes it sound like it's still only theory that it would benefit mice. But they actually tried it:

> They isolated two chemical compounds — Y27632 and apocynin — and tested both on skin cells, with positive results. “Application of these drugs to full-thickness skin wounds significantly promoted wound repair,” the study said.




What a time to be a mouse.




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