The skin is the primary physical barrier against harmful substances in the environment. But there is a significant difference in the protective capacity of the skin across individuals. Knowing the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STORY: This is a lab-grown - synthetic - INFECTED - skin sample. Researchers at Sheffield Hallam University say it could be key to ...

The study has been published in Science Signaling and looks at what actually happens when a cell turns into a cancer cell. We have been studying one of the cells' signalling pathways, the so-called ...

University of Queensland (UQ) researchers have become the first in the world to successfully grow fully functioning human skin in a laboratory. The breakthrough, led by UQ’s Frazer Institute, used ...

Growing cells in the laboratory is an art that humans have mastered decades ago. Recreating entire three-dimensional tissues is much more challenging. Researchers are developing a new hydrogel-based ...