Israeli scientists discover skin gene that helps build body’s first line of immune defense

The findings, published in the peer-reviewed journal Cell Reports, reveal a previously unknown mechanism linking skin ...
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Ben-Gurion University Study Finds Skin Gene Also Powers the Body’s Frontline Immune Defense

A single gene that helps form the skin’s surface also keeps crucial immune cells alive, according to new research from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev published in Cell Reports.

Pigs and grizzlies, not monkeys, hold clues to youthful human skin

The secret to youthful appearance and repairing scars may lie in a microscopic skin structure humans share with pigs and grizzly bears—but, surprisingly, not monkeys.

A single skin gene helps build the body's first line of immune defense

Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) have discovered that a gene long known for shaping the skin's ...