Lungless salamanders’ skin expresses protein crucial for lung function
A recent study shows that a gene that produces surfactant protein c — a key protein for lung function — is expressed in the skin and mouths of lungless salamanders, suggesting it also plays an important role for cutaneous respiration.
Peter Reuell
• harvard
Jan. 31, 2019 • ~8 min
Jan. 31, 2019 • ~8 min
Could an extremophile hold the secret to treatment of devastating injuries?
Proteins produced by the tardigrade are suspected of playing a role in the organism’s resilience, ultimately providing the basis for human therapies that halt tissue damage and prevent cell death.
Ekaterina Pesheva
• harvard
Jan. 25, 2019 • ~15 min
Jan. 25, 2019 • ~15 min
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