Video: Reprogrammed flatworms grow two heads
“We have reprogrammed posterior flatworm tissue into complete heads” (Image: Scott Brauer)
Lizards and tadpoles can regenerate lost limbs – so why can’t we? Biologist Michael Levin wants to use bioelectricity to do just that
You are working on ways to regrow body parts. Can many species naturally regenerate limbs?
A number of animals can . If a predator catches a lizard by the tail, for example, it will often end up with just the tail as the lizard scurries off. To escape, lizards can shed their tails on purpose, and they…
