Cheshire laboratory creates 'human skin' to avoid animal testing

A laboratory in Cheshire is pioneering ways to replace animal testing.

Some of the tests that were originally designed for cosmetics have been around for more than 80 years.

Dr Carol Treasure and her team in Daresbury work to replicate and reproduce human skin cells to form skin to test on.

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