Axolotl salamanders provide clues to spinal cord regeneration
Tuesday, March 12, 2019 - 14:40
in Health & Medicine
Researchers are one step closer to solving the mystery of why some vertebrates can regenerate their spinal cords while others, including humans, create scar tissue after spinal cord injury, leading to lifelong damage. Scientists at the Marine Biological Laboratory have identified gene “partners” in the axolotl salamander that, when activated, allow the neural tube and […]