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Hope for amputees in salamander research

By T.K. Randall
July 4, 2009 · Comment icon 1 comment

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Scientists who have been studying the way in which salamanders regenerate lost limbs have provided hope for amputees, the reptiles are able to grow back limbs via cells that recall how to make bone, muscle and other tissue.
Amputees could regenerate limbs and organs thanks to scientists who have come close to discovering how salamanders grow back lost legs. The amphibians seem to form limbs from cells that partly remember how to make bone, muscle, or nerve tissue, researchers have found. "


Source: Daily Mail | Comments (1)




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Comment icon #1 Posted by Lt_Ripley 16 years ago
many people waiting for this ....... my brother would have been excited to read this. and Something 'God' has never done .........


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