Testing detergents and cosmetics on animals could soon be a thing of the past in Australia, thanks to work being done in QUT Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation (IHBI). Three-dimensional models made up of skin cells to create a human skin equivalent could replace pig skin, which is often used to test new therapies, cosmetics and chemical consumer products. Professor Zee Upton, a senior researcher at IHBI, said the human skin equivalent was originally developed for use in her research. (source: news.qut.edu.au)
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