Cells lining your skin and organs can generate electricity when injured − potentially opening new doors to treating wounds

Cells lining your skin and organs can generate electricity when injured − potentially opening new doors to treating wounds

Source: The Conversation

Textbooks usually depict the epithelial cells encasing the interior and exterior of your body as passive barriers. But researchers discovered they can produce electrical signals like neurons.

Your cells constantly generate and conduct electricity that runs through your body to perform various functions. One such example of this bioelectricity is the nerve signals that power thoughts in your brain. Others include the cardiac signals that c… [5264 chars]

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