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Wound healing or regeneration—the environment decides?

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Phys.org

Publication Date
2017-11-30

An earthworm cut in two parts can survive and regenerate. For humans, the loss of limbs is a severe problem that can only be treated by complex surgery. However, among animals, there are numerous examples of self-healing mechanisms, especially among invertebrates. How these regeneration mechanisms function genetically and biochemically is one of the most exciting research questions in developmental biology and medicine.

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https://phys.org/news/2017-11-wound-regenerationthe-environment.html