In a new study, ASU researchers discovered that a protein, known as SerpinB3, is part of the body’s natural wound-healing arsenal, helping the skin recover after damage. The research points to new possibilities: Boosting it could improve wound healing, while blocking it may offer a way to fight aggressive cancers.

After hundreds of years of discovering and cataloging thousands of mammal species, it would be easy to assume that by now, science has found and named every kind of mammal that exists in nature. But a sweeping new study, led by ASU researchers, reveals that our understanding of mammal diversity is still expanding, and at a rate faster than most people realize.