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Science 2 January 2009:
Vol. 323. no. 5910, pp. 47 - 48
DOI: 10.1126/science.1166753
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Perspectives

CHEMISTRY:
Repair or Replacement--A Joint Perspective

Jacob Klein

Insights into the molecular origins of cartilage lubrication could lead to more efficient tissue repair and to longer-lasting prostheses for hip and knee joints.

Department of Materials and Interfaces, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel. E-mail: jacob.klein{at}weizmann.ac.il

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