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Read the paper: Rete ridges form via evolutionarily distinct mechanisms in mammalian skin Researchers have found telltale clues for how to revitalise skin by looking at curious structures known as rete ridges.
Rete ridges are a hard-to-study feature of the skin that could harbour the stem cells needed to allow it to regenerate. There aren't many animal models available to study them in detail, so these researchers scoured the animal kingdom to find the skin that most resembled humans'. Now they've found clues as to how these ridges form, which they hope could one day enable us to reverse ageing in skin.
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