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Our skin is the largest organ in our bodies, with a surface area of about 20 square feet in adults. When we are cut or wounded, our skin begins to repair itself through a complex, wellcoordinated process. Sarthak Sinha takes us past the epidermis and into the dermis to investigate this regenerative response.

Lesson by Sarthak Sinha, animation by Karrot Animation.