And the green line is the basement membrane of the epithelium – the supporting structure that skin grows on (5). Biology in the background Our skin protects us from the external environment and is ...

Now, US researchers have discovered that the epithelial cells that line our skin and organs are able to signal the same way to communicate peril. They just use a long, slow 'scream', rather than the ...

The project is now transitioning from rodent studies into large animals such as pigs, whose skin is more similar to human epithelium. Human trials should begin next year. Where the DOD project is ...