“They weren’t perfect cosmetically, but they were pretty darn good legs,” a researcher said of the frogs.
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Could Humans Ever Regrow Limbs? A Lab Study With Frogs Offers Hope
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A new treatment helped frogs regenerate their amputated legs – taking science one step closer to helping people regrow their body parts, too
By Katie Hunt, CNN Some unusual creatures have an innate ability to regrow a limb: salamanders, starfish, crabs, lizards and newts. Such extraordinary powers elude most animals, including humans, although scientists have long sought to understand and replicate them in a quest to regenerate limbs for…
Researchers in the US said Wednesday they were able to trigger the regrowth of an amputated leg in a type of African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis), in what they described as a "step closer to the goal of regenerative medicine."
A study published Wednesday in the journal Science Advances, Michael Levin and his colleagues announced they were able to trigger the regrowth of legs in adult frogs.
Unlike humans, many animals are able to regenerate their limbs after losing them. Giving the body the right conditions for regrowth might allow people to recover lost limbs as well.
Our bodies connect us to the world. When people lose parts of their bodies to disease or traumatic injury, they often feel that they've lost a part of who they are, even experiencing a grief akin to losing a loved one.
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