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Aligned cells may explain why some wounds heal faster than others

Understanding how wounds heal after injury could be a step closer thanks to a new mathematical model developed by researchers at the University of Bristol. The study, published in Physical Review Letters, builds on previous work in fruit flies, where the researchers observed how skin-like epithelial...

Aligned cells may explain why some wounds heal faster than others
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Understanding how wounds heal after injury could be a step closer thanks to a new mathematical model developed by researchers at the University of Bristol. The study, published in Physical Review Letters, builds on previous work in fruit flies, where the researchers observed how skin-like epithelial cells move to cover a wound.

Originally published at Phys.org

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