Dermal fibroblast ECM which organizes the stratified squamous epithelial cells of the epidermis into a unified tissue. Furthermore, dermal fibroblasts create long fibrous bands of connective tissue which anchor the skin to the fascia of the body. Therefore, without dermal fibroblasts, the largest and heaviest organ would not tightly adhere to body's frame. Since dermal fibroblasts play a critical role in wound healing, researchers are attempting to generate mature dermal fibroblasts to repair second and third degree burns. When the body sustains a third degree burn, the skin's dermal layer is completely destroyed by heat (and the all fibroblast cells within the
Strange to Relate then released. Strange to Relate Strange to Relate was the name of a weekly syndicated newspaper column written by Rabbi Philip R. Alstat, that appeared in the Jewish press for almost 40 years, from 1938 through 1976, the year of Alstat's death. It first appeared in "The Jewish Youth Journal" and "The American Examiner". The column was sometimes referred to as a mixture of journalism, Jewish education and "Ripley's Believe It or Not!" In the approximately 1500 weekly columns that Alstat wrote, "Strange to Relate" revealed fascinating and little-known information about Judaism, its history, its people, and their intersection with