Young Newts Regenerate Their Limbs Differently Than Adults

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University of Tsukuba

Unlike mammals, a group of salamanders called newts can regenerate their limbs – repeatedly and at any age. According to a new Nature Communications study, adult newts have managed to secure their remarkable regenerative abilities, but they use a different mechanism than young larval newts before metamorphosis. The researchers hope these findings will provide clues for tissue regeneration and wound repair in other species, including ours.