Artificial Skin Graft Promises to Make you Sweat, Burns Institute of the General Hospital

New Scientist -- IT’S still a long way from the replicants in Blade Runner, but artificial skin containing sweat glands has been produced for the first time - and tested in mice. The hope is that, unlike conventional skin substitutes, the new skin will allow patients with large grafts to sweat to keep their bodies cool.

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