A salty tail

Just adding sodium can stimulate limb regrowth in tadpoles

Researchers have hit on a winning recipe for regrowing limbs: Add a pinch of salt to a tailless tadpole; let sit for one hour. Yield: One perfectly formed tail, complete with nerves, muscles, blood vessels and other tissues.

RETAIL GROWTH Normally, tadpoles can regenerate an entire tail after an injury (top, with regrown tail).