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Salamanders can regenerate lost limbs, damaged lungs

Posted by MarkusHeitkoetter 428 days ago Technology
Washington, July 2 (IANS) The salamander is a super hero of regeneration, able to replace lost limbs, damaged lungs, sliced spinal cord - even bits of lopped-off brain.
But it turns out that this remarkable ability isn’t so mysterious after all - suggesting that researchers could learn how to replicate it in people.
Scientists had long credited [...]

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