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University of Tokyo Grows Living Human Skin on Robotic Finger
Original: University of Tokyo Grows Living Human Skin on a Robotic Finger
Researchers at the University of Tokyo have grown living human skin on a robotic finger, a bioengineering milestone demonstrated by the university's lab. The cultured skin covered the mechanical digit and reportedly showed enough flexibility and self-healing properties to mark a step toward lifelike robotics. Commenters see potential uses in humanoid robots, medical testing and tissue research, while others debated the ethical and practical limits of combining living tissue with machines.
Why now: News of the breakthrough is circulating as a striking example of how close bioengineering and robotics are getting to lifelike machines.
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- University of Tokyo Grows Living Human Skin on a Robotic Finger · gadgetreview.com
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