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Mike Wehner
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When humans sustain an injury like a cut our first instinct is to ensure it doesn't get infected. We make sure it's clean and as it heals, a scar takes its place. Scars are part of life, or at least that's what we've been led to believe, and it's the human body's way of forming a barrier between the wound and the dirty outside world. But what if scars weren't as helpful as well all think? What if scars are actually preventing an even more incredible form of healing? What if humans could actually regenerate body parts?
It sounds pretty wild, but that's exactly what researchers led by James Godwin, Ph.D., of MDI Biological Laboratory are trying to figure out. The researchers just published a new paper in the journal Developmental Dynamics that focuses on the differences between mammals and a very special species of salamander called the axolotl.
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Humans have ‘untapped’ ability to regenerate body parts, scientists say originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 3 Jun 2021 at 18:36:28 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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