Scientists identify key mechanism controlling skin regeneration: Early molecular switch inside nucleus is crucial for deciding fate of skin stem cells - Science Daily

The outer layer of skin, the epidermis, is constantly turning over to replace dead or damaged cells throughout our lifetime. Skin stem cells need to continuously make decisions: either make more copies of themselves (self-renewal) or switch their fate towards…

It's sunburn season. Many of us have experienced the pain and peeling that comes from unprotected time in the sun, but we may not focus on a remarkable and vital part of the process: the regeneration… [+4640 chars]

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