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Originally set up to assist the textile processing and manufacturing industries, the CSIRO Wool Research Laboratories have contributed significantly to fundamental knowledge of the chemistry and biology of wool.
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Fraser, R., Gillespie, J. Wool structure and biosynthesis. Nature 261, 650–654 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1038/261650a0
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