This Is How Your Skin Holds In Bodily Fluids

Ever wondered how skin absorbs liquids but doesn't let them leak out? Scientists have found the answer using highly specialized microscopes.


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Scientists have figured out why human skin doesn't leak
"Somehow we replace our entire outer layer of skin every two to four weeks, but it never leaks, and now scientists say they've figured out why - it's made of a unique arrangement of shapes called tetrakaidecahedrons, which never leave a gap, even as individual cells are sloughed away."

New insights into skin cells could explain why our skin doesn't leak
"The authors of the study say their new understanding of how epidermal cells form a barrier may explain the paradox of how we can shed them without compromising our skin's integrity. It could also help us to understand what happens when it forms incorrectly, which could lead to conditions like psoriasis and eczema."

Skin Proteins Reveal How Mummies Died
"An international team of researchers has identified hundreds of proteins in skin and muscle samples from 4,200-year-old Egyptian mummies, finding signs of diseases that may have caused their death. Published in the journal Philosophical Transaction of the Royal Society A, the groundbreaking study shows that proteins isolated from ancient mummified tissue can reveal inflammation, immune response and possibly cancer."
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[Nutty]

1:45-1:47 I wonder how many takes it took to get that part right.

[jamesfra]

@Dnews can you guys do a vid on Atmospheric rivers?

[Master_Therion]

So... because skin is so amazing its function is more than just skin-deep?

[atyshlmes]

Brilliant editing script and speech
Brilliant video guys keep up the good work 😉👍

[aajjeee]

sometimes when i had really bad excema, i would scratch so much that whole aeras were getting wet and bleed really easly, it seems like clawing at the skin could cause you to lose more than a few layers

[tomaw.]

I really enjoy learning the many amazing things that you guys talk about in your video's, do you have a video on the eczema skin condition?

[Melissa]

Are there any diseases that affect this specific process?

[HiImGM]

What causes psoriasis and are they close to finding a cure or at least less dangerous treatments?

[StanAlter]

Leatherface is the true expert on these subjects.

[omars]

Wait then, how does sweat come out if that layer is leakproof?
Or are the layers different where sweat glands are present?

[Jade-mmwl]

imagine if you had one hair. just. one large hair

[KJ-nuqi]

Humans have layers, Ogres have layers

[qurtz]

If we had one hair and it grew at the rate of all our hair on our body grows altogether, how long would it be if we were 16 years old?

[JWQweqOPDH]

"14 sides, with 6 rectangular, and 8 hexagonal"
*shows picture of an object with a bunch of pentagonal sides

[heyimjuanito]

You guys should do a video on the Mandela affect and what might be causing it

[Eueueyw]

But why do I have bodily fluids around my anus?

[The.Renovator]

HOW THE HELL DOES SOMETHING LIKE THIS EVOLVE!?

[ethanwagner]

Jules: Humans aare, Like Onions. Julian: They stink? Jules: Yes--NOO! Julian: Ooh you mean when you leave them in the sun and they start growing little white hairs. Jules: NO. Humans. Have. Layers. Onions have layers. You get it, we both have layers.

[spankymebottom]

Lmao, for some reason i laughed at all the bad jokes =P
good work

[FadiHamoud]

I have a question!
How does air keep its consistency of the gas cocktail it contains ( Nitrogen, Oxygen..etc)? And does it keep this consistency ( if it does) when liquefied?
Thanks