Illustration of kintsugi ceramic as a metaphor for plasma damage induced cell senescence (IMAGE)

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University

Illustration of kintsugi ceramic as a metaphor for plasma damage induced cell senescence

Caption

Kintsugi, the traditional Japanese art of repairing broken pottery by mending cracks with lacquer and gold. Kintsugi visibly incorporates the history of an object into its new form. In this analogy, cell membrane damaged is repaired, however, rather than restoring the cell to its original form, the new cellular nature is irreversibly changed and the cells behave differently in our body.

Credit

Amy Cao, Salk Institute

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