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RE: The entire genome of the axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) has been sequenced, and might give us details about how it regenerate lost limbs and damaged organs
An interesting animal indeed.
If "we" are able to determine how the regeneration works on a molecular/biological level, do you think there are any applications in human medicine?
That's a very good question, @sco. I think it's a bit early to know if it has any real application, but we can of course hope. I think it might be useful in the future at one point when we have much better technology, but right now there's no way we can recreate this to use in the medicine industry.