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Lizards have the ability to shed their tails to escape predators, after which they will regrow in around 60 days’ time.
Although it looks like a normal tail, the original bone is actually replaced by softer cartilage.
Now researchers at the Keck School of Medicine in the University of Southern California have identified key cells that facilitate that cartilage regeneration.
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Although it looks like a normal tail, the original bone is actually replaced by softer cartilage.
Now researchers at the Keck School of Medicine in the University of Southern California have identified key cells that facilitate that cartilage regeneration.
Continued below.
How Lizards Regenerate their Tails Could Lead to Arthritis Treatments: Key Cartilage Cells Identified
Remarkably, the researchers were able to induce cartilage regeneration in the limbs of lizards, which do not regrow like their tails.
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