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How Skin "sees"

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How Skin "sees"
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How Skin "sees"
November 4, 2011 at 10:20 am
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn21...nline-news

Quote:Elena Oancea and colleagues at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, think they know why. They analysed the genes expressed in melanocytes, the cells responsible for melanin production, and discovered that the cells also make rhodopsin, a light-sensitive chemical found in the retina.
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RE: How Skin "sees"
November 4, 2011 at 9:07 pm
Amazing how you can find the similarities all over the body between specialized cells...
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November 4, 2011 at 9:10 pm
I feel like you're mad at me for posting a lot of threads today or something.
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