Medicine and Technology



Wolverine Healing

Scientists have discovered that by turned off the p21 gene they can prod mice to regrow tissue that was surgically excised. Humans have this same gene, which seems inhibits regeneration, something that a newt can do. Well, superhuman healing might be just around the corner. It would make plastic surgery scar free and eventually could make organ transplantation a thing of the past.

Via [Popular Science]

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