Could humans regrow limbs? Genetic switches for regenerating tissue are traced back 420 million years…
But ultimately the researchers hope to see if the mechanism could be exploited to allow humans to regenerate limbs themselves, although they warn it could be several decades before that is possible.
Dr Yin said: ‘It depends on the pace of discovery, which is heavily dependent on funding.’
Dr Kevin Strange, president of MDI Biological Laboratory, added: ‘Scientists here are studying an evolutionarily diverse range of animals to gain insight into the genetic mechanisms underlying the repair and regeneration of complex tissues and why these processes are poorly active in humans.
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