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TOKYO: Japanese scientists have used human cells to develop an equivalent to living skin that can be attached to robotic surfaces to flash a realistic — if creepy — smile. The University of Tokyo researchers published their findings this week along with a video of the gooey-looking pink material being stretched into an unsettling grin. They used a “skin-forming cell-laden gel” to …

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