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In the studies, skin from tilapia was found to have moisture, collagen and disease resistance at levels comparable to human skin and could aid in healing burns.

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Only tilapia and Nile perch skins have medicinal properties to cure any degree of skin burns, according to a finding that began with studies at the Federal University of Ceara in Brazil in 2017.