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A Closer Look at the Molecule That Gives Skin Elasticity (2 of 3)

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A Closer Look at the Molecule That Gives Skin Elasticity (2 of 3)

image: Elastin sheets for tissue repair (a powerful example of uses for tropoelastin). This material relates to a paper that appeared in the Feb. 5,2016, issue of Science, published by AAAS. The paper, by G.C. Yeo at The University of Sydney in Sydney, NSW, Australia, and colleagues was titled, 'Subtle balance of tropoelastin molecular shape and flexibility regulates dynamics and hierarchical assembly.' view more 

Credit: [Credit: Weiss Lab, University of Sydney]


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