Our skin alone can’t actually tell if something is wet.
- Associate Professor in Physiology, UNSW
Our bodies have a dedicated channel for sensing only the very lightest of touches.
Listen to The Conversation Weekly as we delve into the achievements behind three of the latest Nobel prizes.
Nobel prizewinning research has revealed the various molecules that help us sense temperature, touch, pain, and even the positioning of our body parts.
Cells are not stagnant: they are active, and responsive. Mechanobiology is the science of how cells and tissues sense and respond to mechanical forces, and is creating new therapies.
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