Organ Regeneration In Zebrafish: Unraveling The Mechanisms
Monday, November 9, 2009 - 23:35
in Biology & Nature
The search for the holy grail of regenerative medicine -- the ability to "grow back" a perfect body part when one is lost to injury or disease -- has been under way for years, yet the steps involved in this seemingly magic process are still poorly understood. Now researchers have identified an essential cellular pathway in zebrafish that paves the way for limb regeneration by unlocking gene expression patterns last seen during embryonic development.