Breakthrough study provides new insight into wound healing – Earth.com

In a new study from Washington University, scientists are describing how the processes of wound healing and scarring are initiated. The unprecedented research could have major implications for treating conditions such as cancer metastasis and fibrosis.
While previous studies have documented how cells mobilize to heal wounds and how scars form, the specific mechanisms underlying this activity have remained a mystery to scientists.
For the current investigation, the research team was led by Dela…

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