Trilobites: Why Elephants Don ’ t Shed Their Skin

The cracks in African elephants ’ skin help them keep cool and stay healthy. A new explanation for how those cracks form could offer insights into treating a human skin disease.

Source: NYT Health - October 3, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: DOUGLAS QUENQUA Tags: Elephants Skin Nature Communications (Journal) Africa Ichthyosis vulgaris Milinkovitch, Michel Source Type: news