Researchers at the Crick and
@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social have discovered that our epithelial cells, which form protective barriers around our organs, use electricity as a way to maintain these protective layers and prevent overcrowding.
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The weakest link: how cells use electricity to eliminate their neighbours to maintain healthy barriers
Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and King’s College London have uncovered a surprising role for electricity in keeping our body’s protective cell layers healthy, which could potentially prot...