In most vertebrates, skin appendages such as hair, feathers, or scales originate from placodes—small, specialized skin ...

“We discovered it’s essentially a single enzyme called CYP26b1, that regulates the amount of tissue that regenerates,” ...

Think of exosomes as a postal service for your skin. They carry things from A to B and allow your cells to communicate, just ...

At the heart of the process is an enzyme called CYP26b1, which breaks down retinoic acid and dictates how much of the ...

A better understanding of how these amphibians grow new appendages may lead to better wound healing—or even new limbs—in ...