Advances in tissue engineering and biofabrication for skin modeling.

The global prevalence of skin disease and injury is continually increasing, yet conventional cell-based models used to study these conditions do not accurately reflect the complexity of human skin. The lack of inadequate modeling has resulted in reliance on animal-based models to test pharmaceuticals, biomedical devices, and industrial and environmental toxins to address clinical needs. These models are monetarily and morally expensive and are poor predictors of human tissue responses and clinical trial outcomes.

Evaluating the Response of Accessions to Fungal Pathogen during Seedling Growth.

Charcoal rot caused by the fungal pathogen (Tassi) Goid is one of various devastating soybean ( (L.) Merr.) diseases, which can severely reduce crop yield.