Monday, October 13, 2008

New Properties Of Skin Stem Cells

Source: Karolinska Institutet
Date: 13 October 2008

Summary:

Recent research from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet reveals completely new properties of the skin's stem cells - discoveries that contradict previous findings. The studies, which are published in Nature Genetics, show amongst other things, that hair follicle stem cells can divide actively and transport themselves through the skin tissue.