Skin

Chemotherapeutic drugs fight melanoma by attracting immune cells into tumors

The inner layer of skin contains a population of immune cells specialized for fighting infection

Adding back a gene that is missing in cells from patients with skin fragility disorders restores the cells’ normal response to stress

Mutations in a structural protein sabotage signaling pathways that control skin cell survival

A seemingly innocuous metabolic enzyme may play a key role in bringing about premature aging