Artificial skin skin-like tissue grown in a laboratory, although this technology is still quite a way away from being viable for use in the medical field. 'Artificial skin' can also refer to flexible semiconductor materials that can sense touch for those with prosthetic limbs, (also experimental). The skin is the largest organ in the human body. Skin is made up of three layers, the epidermis, dermis and the fat layer, also called the hypodermis. The epidermis is the outer layer of skin that keeps vital fluids in and harmful bacteria out of the body. The dermis is the inner layer of skin
Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Dignity of the Human Being with regard to the Application of Biology and Medicine violation of the Oviedo Convention alone, but may reference the provisions in proceedings relating to the European Convention on Human Rights. A reservation may be made with respect to a particular provision of the convention ("Article 36"). Six states have reservations regarding particular provisions: Any signatory can denounce the convention by means of notification to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe. Deliberate cloning, to create genetically identical human beings, is contrary to human dignity and constitutes a misuse of biology and medicine. It is therefore prohibited under this protocol. The protocol stipulates that, insofar as is possible, equitable