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Missing parts? Salamander regeneration secret revealed
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| 5-20-2013
| Tanya Lewis
Posted on 05/20/2013 7:20:34 PM PDT by Redcitizen
Salamanders can regrow entire limbs and regenerate parts of major organs, an ability that relies on their immune systems, research now shows.
A study of the axolotl, an aquatic salamander, reveals that immune cells called macrophages are critical in the early stages of regenerating lost limbs. Wiping out these cells permanently prevented regeneration and led to tissue scarring. The findings hint at possible strategies for tissue repair in humans.
(Excerpt) Read more at bodyodd.nbcnews.com ...
TOPICS: Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: genetics; immunesystem; medicine; regeneration; science
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To: bigheadfred
i saw a thing where a guy lost his thumb in an accident then lost his foot in another but they put his big toe where his thumb used to beAnything is possible, but without your big toe you cannot walk with that foot.
I cannot imagine giving up the ability to walk unaided for a missing thumb.
But then, I've seen just about everything lately, so...
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posted on
05/20/2013 9:41:05 PM PDT
by
UCANSEE2
(The monsters are due on Maple Street)
To: LyinLibs
"Hear me good. You and Beyonce show up for my party, or I'll have my husband sick the IRS on you."
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posted on
05/20/2013 9:44:47 PM PDT
by
UCANSEE2
(The monsters are due on Maple Street)
To: Greetings_Puny_Humans; bigheadfred
I know a guy who put his head where his ass is, and became President.
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posted on
05/20/2013 9:45:59 PM PDT
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UCANSEE2
(The monsters are due on Maple Street)
To: Redcitizen
Regeneration? That axolotl one’s immune system...
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posted on
05/20/2013 9:49:23 PM PDT
by
ExGeeEye
(It's been over 90 days; time to start on 2014. Carpe GOP!)
To: Salamander
I’ve regrown my brain, twice.
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posted on
05/20/2013 9:50:30 PM PDT
by
UCANSEE2
(The monsters are due on Maple Street)
To: JRandomFreeper
Some folks look away when I take off my shirt.And some cannot look away.
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posted on
05/20/2013 9:54:05 PM PDT
by
UCANSEE2
(The monsters are due on Maple Street)
To: tomkat; Lurkina.n.Learnin
.. working on a cat and ended up sticking his hand in the fan ..Or vice versa.
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posted on
05/20/2013 9:55:41 PM PDT
by
UCANSEE2
(The monsters are due on Maple Street)
To: UCANSEE2
Mine aren't like that. More like glow-in-the-dark white on fish-belly white.
/johnny
To: Redcitizen
All the hilarious, typical Freeper gallows humor in the following threads. Outsatnding fun.
I live in a world full of geckos, who constantly lose tails to each other, my cats, doors, whatever.
Since a lot of them prefer to stay in their own little patch of turf, it is fascinating to see the tails grow back. They start out very stubby, but extend out and eventually achieve the same shape as the original. Only the coloring often does not match. Maybe they lost the color chip?
To: UCANSEE2
I know a guy who put his head where his ass is, and became President.that happens a lot
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posted on
05/21/2013 4:37:50 PM PDT
by
bigheadfred
( barry your mouth is writing checks your ass cant cash)
To: JRandomFreeper
That’s the one lesson I learned in my many stays
in hospital. Being a problem patient only brings
more problems, these people are there to help you
but they sure can cause a lot of pain if their
hearts aren’t into it.
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posted on
05/21/2013 4:44:51 PM PDT
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tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: JRandomFreeper
Good news. You’ll be made good as new or better in the Rapture. :)
To: Salamander
Whoa that’s some healing ability you got there. I’m impressed. You got the right user name then. :)
To: bigheadfred
I read about scaffolding technology. That could work. Looking forward to it working someday.
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