Our bodies may be able to regrow lost limbs after all
Reported byNew Atlas ↗·Sourced by Goodlede
Texas A&M researchers discovered a healing sequence in mammalian physiology that rebuilds lost skeletal structure in mice using growth factors BMP2 and FGF2, suggesting mammals possess regenerative capacity previously thought absent.
Findings are from mouse studies; human limb regeneration remains far from clinical reality.
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