Fish reveal limb-regeneration secrets
What can fish teach scientists about limb regeneration? Quite a bit, as it turns out.
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News tagged with limb regeneration
Novel gene in red blood cells may help adult newts regenerate limbs
Newts are the only four-legged vertebrates that can regenerate their body parts, even as adults. When a newt loses a limb, a mass of cells called a blastema is generated at the stump, from which a new, fully functional limb ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 5, 2018
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New genomic tool for salamander biology could spur deeper understanding of tissue regeneration
A research team led by scientists at Brigham and Women's Hospital has assembled a catalogue of every active gene in a variety of tissues in the axolotl, a type of salamander known for its striking ability to fully regenerate ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 17, 2017
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From Sci Fi to reality: Unlocking the secret to growing new limbs
Many lower organisms retain the miraculous ability to regenerate form and function of almost any tissue after injury. Humans share many of our genes with these organisms, but our capacity for regeneration is limited. Scientists ...
Biotechnology
Aug 5, 2016
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Scientists solved the Spallanzani's dilemma
Imagine losing an eye, an arm or even your spinal cord. When we are wounded, our bodies, and those of other mammals, generally respond by sealing the wound with scar tissue. The newt, however, has evolved unique strategies ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 30, 2016
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Regrowing functional joints in frogs
In a first, Japanese researchers have regenerated functional joints in frogs by activating a newly-found "reintegration" mechanism. Further understanding of this process may help transplanted tissues integrate with the original ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 14, 2016
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Fossils reveal ancient secrets of salamander ancestors' limb regrowth
The natural world can be a dangerous place. With constant competition for food, shelter and a mate, it's more than likely that things will end up getting violent. In the unfortunate event of a serious injury, such as the ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 27, 2015
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Fossil has evidence of limb regeneration in 300 million year old amphibian
(Phys.org) —A trio of researchers with Germany's Museum für Naturkunde, Leibniz-Institut für Evolutions und Biodiversitätsforschung, has found evidence of limb regeneration in a 300 million year old amphibian fossil, ...
Grafted limb cells acquire molecular 'fingerprint' of new location, study shows
Cells triggering tissue regeneration that are taken from one limb and grafted onto another acquire the molecular "fingerprint," or identity, of their new location, UC Irvine developmental biologists have discovered.
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 24, 2013
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The salamander king
When assistant professor of biology James Monaghan was an undergraduate, he hung a life-size inflatable Spiderman from the ceiling of his dorm room. The plastic incarnation of the superhero followed ...
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