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First mammal observed to be regenerating lost tissue
- ananyob 14y agoFrom the source: Jeremy Brockes, who studies limb regeneration in newts at University College London, agrees that it should be possible to use this work to improve wound healing in people. “The genomic resources are so powerful now that one could easily identify some aspect of regeneration in mice that could be helpful for human health,” he says.
- ananyob 14y agoReference: Seifert, A. W. et al. Nature 489, 561–565 (2012). Abstract: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature11499 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature11499