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Memory beyond immunity

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Epithelial stem cells maintain the skin's epidermis and promote wound healing in response to injury. Scientists from two fields discuss implications of the discovery that these stem cells harbour a memory of previous injuries, which enables skin to respond rapidly to subsequent assaults. See Article p.475

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  1. the Department of Biological Chemistry, School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, 92697, California, USA

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  2. the Department of Immunobiology, Yale University Medical School, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, New Haven, 06520, Connecticut, USA

    Ruslan Medzhitov

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