All Articles Tagged As: regeneration

Sea Squirt Teaching Scientists How to Regenerate Organs (4/26/2007)

Findings described in a new study by Stanford scientists may be the first step toward a major revolution in human regenerative medicine--a future where advanced organ damage can be repaired by the body itself. In the May 2007 issue of The FASEB Journal, researchers show that a human evolutionary ancestor, the sea squirt, can correct abnormalities over a series of generations, suggesting that a similar regenerative process might be possible in people. ...> Full Article

Learning How to Regenerate from Salamanders, Newts, Starfish and Flatworms (4/2/2007)

Researchers at the McKnight Brain Institute of the University of Florida have initiated a project to treat human brain and other diseases by plundering the secrets of regeneration from creatures with remarkable powers of self-renewal, such as salamanders, newts, starfish and flatworms. ...> Full Article