TLDR · SCIENCE & FUTURISTIC TECHNOLOGY
FULLY FUNCTIONING HUMAN SKIN GROWN IN LAB, COMPLETE WITH VESSELS AND PIGMENTATION
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Researchers from the University of Queensland have successfully grown fully functional human skin in a laboratory. They used stem cells to create a replica of human skin with blood vessels, capillaries, hair follicles, multiple layers of tissue, and immune cells. The skin model took six years to develop. It will be transformative for skin graft transplants, wound healing, and the study of skin disorders.