The Biotechnology Revolution: Engineer Skin

Biotechnology is becoming one of the most important economic driving forces in advanced societies, bringing endless improvements to the health and quality of life of the population. What are the latest applications of biotechnology? What are the challenges for the future?

Anna is living with diabetes.  She has a painful ulcer on her foot that can be treated using adult stem cells and engineered constructs assembled in a laboratory.  Your job is to engineer a replacement tissue to treat Anna's diabetic foot ulcer.  This resource is available in English, French, Catalan, Polish and Spanish.