Wired has a report on the new bandages made out of [tag]shrimp[/tag]:
More importantly, they will not cause a deadly reaction in people who are allergic to shellfish. Allergic reactions are triggered by protein — chitosan is a carbohydrate.
Does sound pretty cool. Not to mention fodder for a whole new slew of [tag]sci-fi[/tag] man/insect mutant movies.