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The quest to decipher how the body’s cells sense touch

From a painful pinch to a soft caress, scientists are zooming in on the pressure-sensitive proteins that allow cells to detect tension and pressure.
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The girl tried hard to hold her arms and hands steady, but her fingers wriggled and writhed. If she closed her eyes, the squirming got worse. It wasn’t that she lacked the strength to keep her limbs still — she just didn’t seem to have control over them.

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Nature 577, 158-160 (2020)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-019-03955-w

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