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
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.
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.
Leap for science as frogs regrow lost legs
Glossary
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.
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.