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Tracking Tissue Development to Inspire Regenerative Therapies

Karl Koehler builds inner ear and skin organoids from human stem cells to model their development in health and disease.

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Why do Humans Have Long Scalp Hair?

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Stem Cells Dine on Dying Neighbors to Keep Tissues Fit

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Science Philosophy in a Flash - A Surprising Way to Repair Scar Tissue

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Getting to the Root of Skin Healing

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