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Touch is ‘key’ to body regeneration

by catherinea | February 18, 2010

After years investigating how and why most cells know what to do in the body, scientist believe touch plays an even greater role that previously thought.

Despite the fact that there are trillions of cells in the body, most cells know whether to become bone, skin, muscle or so on. Until recently most theories focused on the role smell had on influencing cell growth and repair.

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