Evan Sweren

Sep 5, 2024 | science.org | Eyal G. Frank |Sam Lee |Laksshman Sundaram |Evan Sweren

Editor’s summaryHumans have particularly thick and tough skin on the palms of their hands and soles of their feet, and this volar skin is well suited to high-pressure conditions such as walking. For amputees, however, whose limb stumps are covered with nonvolar skin, damage can result from prosthetic use. Lee et al. compared the biological properties of volar and nonvolar fibroblasts to understand what drives their physical differences (see the Perspective by Watt).