Synthetic skin could aid wound healing
Engineers have devised a fabric dressing whose thickness and elasticity can be custom-matched to specific areas of the body.
Bio & Medicine
Jul 1, 2019
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News tagged with skin cells
Chemists build a better cancer-killing drill
An international team of scientists is getting closer to perfecting molecule-sized motors that drill through the surface of cancer cells, killing them in an instant.
Bio & Medicine
May 29, 2019
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Stem cell identity unmasked by single cell sequencing technology
Scientists from The University of Queensland's Diamantina Institute have revealed the difference between a stem cell and other blood vessel cells using gene-sequencing technology.
Biotechnology
May 28, 2019
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Cellular rivalry promotes healthy skin development
Not all cells are destined for greatness. Deemed unfit to serve in the body, some are killed off during early development through a process called cell competition. This phenomenon has previously been documented in flies ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 15, 2019
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Forget sperm and eggs, researchers have created embryo stem cells from skin cells
A new, groundbreaking study by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU) found a way to transform skin cells into the three major stem cell types that comprise early-stage embryos. This work has significant implications for ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 1, 2019
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In cellular world, strong relationships the key to healing old wounds
Yale scientists with colleagues at University College London have taken the next step towards unravelling how cells work together during wound closure, a question that could be fundamental to determining optimal healing rates ...
General Physics
Apr 9, 2019
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Pioneering study could offer protection to patients with rare genetic disease
Skin cells taken from patients with a rare genetic disorder are up to ten times more sensitive to damage from ultraviolet A (AVA) radiation in laboratory tests, than those from a healthy population, according to new research ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 21, 2019
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Dying bacteria absorb antibiotic, allowing others to survive and grow
Bacteria have multiple strategies to survive antibiotics: developing genetic resistance to the drugs; delaying their growth; or hiding in protective biofilms. New results from researchers at Princeton and California State ...
Evolution
Feb 6, 2019
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How skin cells protect themselves against stress
The skin is our largest organ, and, among other things, it provides protection against mechanical impacts. To ensure this protection, skin cells have to be connected to one another especially closely. Exactly how this mechanical ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 12, 2018
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Mechanism for turning skin cells into blood stem cells uncovered
Researchers have succeeded in converting human skin cells into blood stem cells in an international collaboration project. "This is a first step on the way to generating fully functional blood stem cells in a petri dish which, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 5, 2018
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