The cells at the surface of our skin have undergone a major ‘remodelling’ (differentiation) to become corneocytes, which are flattened polygonal plates made mainly of keratin (the same protein that makes nails, hair, and also feathers in birds).

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I like Scandinavians, skiing, swimming and socialists who realize it is our business to promote social progress by peaceful methods. I dislike football, economists, eugenicists, Fascists, Stalinists, and Scottish conservatives.

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