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Could a 3D-Printed Skin Imitation Replace Animal Testing for Cosmetics?

Could a 3D-Printed Skin Imitation Replace Animal Testing for Cosmetics?

A research team from the Graz University of Technology (TU Graz) in Austria and India’s Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) have been working on the development of 3D-printed imitations of human skin that could potentially be used to replace animals in cosmetics testing. Directive 2010/63/EU, European legislation “on the protection of animals used for scientific […]
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Snow in Rocky Mountains Found to Be Contaminated With Metals

Snow in Rocky Mountains Found to Be Contaminated With Metals

A team of researchers from the Desert Research Institute, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the University of Nevada, Reno and Portland State University has discovered contamination in the snow across the Rocky Mountains. The researchers analyzed seasonal snowpack samples from 2018 that were collected across 49 sites around the Rocky Mountains to determine levels of metals […]
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