Like salamanders, humans have an 'untapped' ability to regenerate parts of their body such as a lost limb, according to a team of researchers. Studying this unusual amphibian helped experts from MDI Biological Laboratory in Bar Harbor, Maine, to conclude humans have an 'untapped' ability to regenerate. They have a unique ability to regenerate and rather than healing through scarring, can produce new limbs in just months. AdvertisementDr James Godwin and colleagues compared molecular signalling after injury in the axolotl salamander to that of an adult mouse, which has limited regeneration ability. While most salamanders have some regenerative capacity, the axolotl can regenerate almost any body part, including brain, heart, jaws, limbs, lungs, ovaries, spinal cord, skin, tail and more.

Source: Daily Mail June 07, 2021 12:33 UTC