Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. For a group of small aquatic animals known as hydra, decapitation is ...
Losing a limb or an organ is life-altering for most creatures, but not for all. Some animals have evolved regeneration skills that go far beyond healing scrapes or broken bones. These species can ...
M.A. BIGELOW, Ph.D. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before ...
MBL, WOODS HOLE, MASS.—Why can one animal re-grow tissues and recover function after injury, while another animal (such as a human being) cannot? This is a central question of regenerative biology, a ...
Researchers pinpointed the genetic machinery behind some of these tiny creatures’ amazing powers of regeneration. By Sam Jones In rivers and streams across the globe lives a tube-shaped carnivore. It ...
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