>> Gina Kolata, The New York Times
Published: 24 Apr 2021 07:32 PM BdST
Updated: 24 Apr 2021 07:32 PM BdST
Doctors and nurses perform a surgery at a local clinic of cardiac surgery in the city of Blagoveshchensk, Russia April 2, 2021. REUTERS
Cleft palates that close without scars. Burn wounds that recover without a trace of injury. Years-old disfiguring scars that disappear, leaving skin smooth and flawless.
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It sounds like science fiction, but healing without scarring may become a tantalising possibility. In a study published Thursday in Science, two researchers at Stanford University report that they have figured out the molecular signals that make scars form and found a simple way to block them — at least in mice.