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Desmognathus fuscus. That is one of the lungless salamanders featured in the study

Looking at lunglessness

Study shows lungless salamanders’ skin expresses protein crucial for lung function

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DateJanuary 31, 2019February 27, 2019

In 1983, an effort to save two critically burned Wyoming boys led Boston doctors to transplant laboratory-grown skin created through a procedure pioneered by Harvard Professor Howard Green (pictured). “Once we learned how to grow the cells, it was obvious what we were going to do," said Green. "Use them for people with third-degree burns."

Recalling a lab-led rescue

Pushing the boundaries of regenerative medicine, Howard Green helped save two young burn victims in the summer of '83

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DateSeptember 17, 2013March 18, 2019

"The primary goal of inducing melanin production in human skin would be prevention of skin cancer, since all the common forms are known to be associated with UV exposure," said David Fisher. "Not only would increased melanin directly block UV radiation, but an alternative way to activate the tanning response could help dissuade people from sun tanning or indoor tanning, both of which are known to raise skin cancer risk."

Safer tanning?

A molecular switch may make it possible

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DateOctober 14, 2010September 11, 2019