Two proteins enable skin cells to regenerate

Thursday, September 3, 2009 - 16:14 in Biology & Nature

Skin cells that have lost their luster flake off and are replaced by new ones that push their way up to the surface. In new research that further dissects how stem cells specialize into tissue cells, scientists now show how these new skin cells arise — work that may one day hold promise for burn victims.

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