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.
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Leap for science as frogs regrow lost legs
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.
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Would you like to have six arms or a tail?
Keywords
Amputated - Cutting off a limb in a surgical operation.
Salamanders - A group of amphibians with a lizard-like appearance.
Humans - When humans lose limbs, they develop scar tissue. The scar tissue protects us from infection and blood loss, but it also prevents the limb from regrowing.
Flatworm - The planarian, a type of flatworm, can naturally regenerate if it is cut apart.
Leap for science as frogs regrow lost legs
Glossary
Amputated - Cutting off a limb in a surgical operation.
Salamanders - A group of amphibians with a lizard-like appearance.
Humans - When humans lose limbs, they develop scar tissue. The scar tissue protects us from infection and blood loss, but it also prevents the limb from regrowing.
Flatworm - The planarian, a type of flatworm, can naturally regenerate if it is cut apart.