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Carnegie’s Allan Spradling Awarded the 23rd March of Dimes and Richard B. Johnson, Jr., MD Prize in Developmental Biology

Baltimore, MD—Allan C. Spradling, Director Emeritus of the Carnegie’s Department of Embryology, has been awarded the 23rd March of Dimes and Richard B. Johnson, Jr., MD Prize in Developmental Biology as “an outstanding scientist who has profoundly advanced the science that underlies our understanding of prenatal development and pregnancy.” Department director and Carnegie co-interim president …

High Voltage, Short Pulsed Electric Fields Hold Promise to Reveal the Enigma of Scars and to Induce Scarless Tissue Regeneration

11 October 2013 — High voltage, short pulsed electric fields, used for disinfection and solid tumor destruction, selectively damage cell membranes, while preserving overall tissue structure, a phenomenon that may be a key factor in scarless tissue regeneration. The enigma of scars has puzzled human mind for thousands of years. Any organ or tissue after …