Experts growing new skin for Swiss fire victims

The centre, with its skin production facility, is the only one of its size in Europe. "There is a lot of emotion," said Laurent Carrez, the pharmacist technical manager at the centre in Epalinges, on the outskirts of Lausanne in western Switzerland. But he added: "For now, we're focused on action." "The priority is to help these patients as much as possible," whether they are in hospitals in Switzerland or abroad, he told AFP. The January 1 disaster at Le Constellation bar in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana killed 40 people...