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Growing 3D skin in a dish

Scientists grow cells all the time. These can be used to help model disease and test new drugs in the lab.

Jennifer Shelley, a PhD student in the Davidson Lab at the Centre for Inflammation Research, is using a new innovative technique to grow skin cells into a 3D structure. She hopes to use this to develop new treatments for Atopic Dermatitis, the most common form of eczema.

Jennifer explains this technique, and its benefits over traditional skin models, by comparing skin to a brick wall.

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