PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Australian scientists tested the strength of bite-resistant wetsuits by allowing sharks to chomp the materials at sea and found that the suits can help keep swimmers safe.

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Scientists from Australia are touting the results of bite-resistant wetsuit materials to reduce deaths from shark attacks. Researchers from Flinders University in Adelaide, South Australia, tested ...

Shark experts tested four innovative wetsuit materials to measure how well they reduce shark-bite injuries. The results show they can lessen major trauma, blood loss, and even save lives when compared ...

Australian shark experts have tested four bite-resistant materials to assess their ability to reduce injuries and blood loss. While internal and crushing injuries may still occur, bite-resistant ...

These wetsuits come with a built-in shark shield. New bite-resistant wetsuits reduce damage from the multirowed chompers of white and tiger sharks, researchers report September 25 in Wildlife Research ...

Australian scientists tested the strength of bite-resistant wetsuits by allowing sharks to chomp the materials at sea and found that the suits can help keep swimmers safe. Fatal shark bites are ...