The study, published in the journal eLife, provides a valuable model for uncovering the basic molecular mechanisms governing the interplay of immunity and regeneration, and could point the way toward new therapies to combat
serious human ailments like chronic non-healing wounds.
Not exact matches
«We found many examples in which an entire species should have a
serious genetic
ailment, but instead were healthy,» said Nicholas Katsanis, Ph.D., director of the Center for
Human Disease Modeling and professor cell biology and pediatrics at Duke.
More
serious ailments in
humans include arterial infections, endocarditis, arthritis, muscle pain, eye irritation and urinary tract symptoms.