title: A collective path toward regeneration.
abstract: How do cells collectively control an organ's behavior? By plucking various numbers of hairs from the mouse skin, Chen et al. show that hairs regenerate only when a sufficiently high density of them are plucked. Remarkably, a hair follicle can only regenerate in concert with other follicles, but not autonomously.
authors: Department of Bionanoscience, Delft University of Technology, Lorentzweg 1, 2628 CJ Delft, the Netherlands; Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, Lorentzweg 1, 2628 CJ Delft, the Netherlands.
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authors: Department of Bionanoscience, Delft University of Technology, Lorentzweg 1, 2628 CJ Delft, the Netherlands; Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, Lorentzweg 1, 2628 CJ Delft, the Netherlands. Electronic address: h.youk@tudelft.nl.
authors: Hyun
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mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018859:Hair Follicle / Q000166:cytology*; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology*