Treatment options for burn victims and other severe injuries... In the world of biomedical technology and engineering, researchers are trying to develop advanced methods for healing skin cells following burns and/or other severe injuries and infections. In Unit 5 - Cellular Division, we have been discussing the process of mitosis - or the way in which somatic cells divide and replicate. A skin graft utilizes mitosis by taking healthy tissue from another area of the patient and placing it over the damaged or infected area in hopes that it will grow and form new tissue. The class had an opportunity to watch two short clips about current biomedical research in the field of skin cell regeneration. Following the clips and discussion, Mr. Hulse presented about a skin graft treatment he assisted with while working in the surgical ward of a hospital in Mombasa, Kenya!
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