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Cell movement in the embryo: Zebrafish study shows that without keratin, nothing moves
- May 21, 2026 at 5:40 PM
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Hair, nails, and horns, all made up of keratin, are some of the hardest and most resilient structures in animals. Inside zebrafish cells, keratin plays a distinct role, giving them the strength they need to move together as a coherent tissue while modulating the driving forces behind their movement during early development. But what happens when keratin is missing?
Originally published at Phys.org