Israeli physicians believe they have made an important breakthrough in the treatment of burns. Medical researchers at the Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical School and doctors at Shaare Zedek Hospital, both in Jerusalem, are reported to have perfected a new technique for culturing skin tissues. The Israeli researchers say they can grow a 4 by 8 inch sheet of skin from a few cells in about two weeks.
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