When humans lose a limb due to an injury, there are lifelong lifestyle changes that are necessary to accommodate the loss of the arm or leg. In some instances, the changes are minor, with people ...

IMBA- Institute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences Living in a murky lake around Mexico City, surrounded by aggressive and cannibalistic neighbors, the axolotl lives at ...

Axolotls are known for their ability to grow back just about any body part that is bitten off by a predator, but the trigger for this regeneration was a mystery until now. It turns out that retinoic ...

The molecular feedback loops that program positional identity as salamander limbs develop and regrow could be harnessed for regenerative medicine. Read the paper: Molecular basis of positional memory ...

NEW YORK — Researchers are trying to find ways to regrow fingers — and someday, even limbs — with tricks that sound like magic spells from a Harry Potter novel. There's the guy who sliced off a ...

With its fascinating ability to regrow entire limbs and internal organs, the Mexican axolotl is the ideal model for studying regeneration. Scientists have now found a factor that tells cells which ...