World-First Vascularised Human Skin Grown in Lab: What It Means for Skincare and Medicine
Imagine being able to grow a piece of living, breathing human skin in a dish, skin that isn’t just a thin sheet of cells, but fully alive with blood vessels, nerves, hair follicles, sweat glands, pigment, and even immune cells. Sounds like science fiction, doesn’t it? Well, Australian scientists at The University of Queensland’s Frazer Institute have just made this a reality. In this exciting breakthrough, the world’s first vascularised (blood vessel–containing) human skin , marks a new era in both medical research and skincare innovation. And as professionals in the beauty industry, this is another good reason to stay abreast of the latest research. How Skin Models Have Evolved For decades, researchers have used basic lab-grown skin sheets to study wounds, burns, and diseases. But these were flat, simple layers, helpful, but nowhere near as complex as real skin. In 2023, scientists made a leap by creating skin organoids (mini organ-like structures) from induced pluripotent stem c...
