US EditionAxolotl Discovery Brings Us Closer Than Ever to Regrowing Human Limbs
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Axolotl Discovery Brings Us Closer Than Ever to Regrowing Human Limbs
Axolotls (Ambystoma mexicanum) have the incredible ability to regenerate limbs, and even entire organs. And of course, people want to know how we might get our own human bodies to do it, too. A team of biologists from Northeastern University and the University of Kentucky has found one of the key molecules involved in axolotl regeneration. It's a crucial component in ensuring the body grows back the right parts in the right spot: for instance, g…
The regenerative abilities of animals have long been studied, and now a research team has figured out exactly how they do it. And this could have implications for human medicine.
Axolotl Discovery Brings Us Closer Than Ever To Regrowing Human Limbs
alternative_right shares a report from ScienceAlert: A team of biologists from Northeastern University and the University of Kentucky has found one of the key molecules involved in axolotl regeneration. It's a crucial component in ensuring the body grows back the right parts in the right spot: for i...
Axolotls are known for their ability to regrow limbs, organs, and even parts of their brains and hearts. But this caudate amphibian, scientifically known as Ambystoma mexicanum, can do even more. Its mucous membrane protects it from pathogens, or more precisely, the bacteria it contains...
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