Would you like to have six arms or a tail? It sounds ridiculous but a top biologist and expert on limb regeneration believes this, and much much more, might soon be possible.
Leap for science as frogs regrow lost legs
Glossary
Salamanders - A group of amphibians with a lizard-like appearance.
Embryo - A fertilised egg that is developing into a foetus.
Neurons - Neurons, also known as nerve cells, are cells in the nervous system that use chemical or electrical signals to transmit information throughout the body.
Megalomaniacal - A megalomaniac is someone who has an unnaturally strong wish for control and power.
Frankensteinian - In Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein, student Victor Frankenstein creates an artificial man from pieces of corpses and brings the monster to life.