In the muddy waters of Mexican lakes, birds prey on axolotls by clamping their sharp teeth around the salamanders’ limbs and snapping them off. But,...
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In the muddy waters of Mexican lakes, birds prey on axolotls by clamping their sharp teeth around the salamanders’ limbs and snapping them off. But, unlike humans who can’t regrow missing limbs, axolotls are masters of regeneration. The amputation site gradually grows a bud that eventually develops into a perfect replica of the original limb, complete with the thumb and pinky on the correct sides. How does the axolotl’s body know to regenerate a limb at the severed site and not a tail or another tissue? This is in part due to positional memory—the spatial identity assigned to adult cells during embryonic development—that cells carry and use to restore the correct organ after an injury.1 “How...
In the muddy waters of Mexican lakes, birds prey on axolotls by clamping their sharp teeth around the salamanders’ limbs and snapping them off. But,...
Regeneration is a trick many animals, including lizards, starfish, and octopuses, have mastered. Axolotls, a salamander species originating in Mexico,...
Regeneration is a trick many animals, including lizards, starfish, and octopuses, have mastered. Axolotls, a salamander species originating in Mexico,...
Bald spots can be reversed naturally with the right approach. Discover proven tips and nourishing oils taht help stimulate hair growth and restore...
Bald spots can be reversed naturally with the right approach. Discover proven tips and nourishing oils taht help stimulate hair growth and restore...
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Unpredictable conditions and changing plant behaviour underscore the need to alter our gardening and landscaping choices...
ETH Zurich researchers are creating lab-grown breast tissue from milk-derived cells to uncover how breast milk is produced-an understudied area of...
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