Chop off the leg of a salamander or newt, and the limb will slowly grow back. How the wounded stump regrows into a leg is poorly understood, but now researchers have identified a key protein behind this regenerative power.
LIKE NEWT. When the leg of a newt is severed near the ankle, only the foot regrows (left sequence, top to bottom).
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