For the first time, biologists studied a mouse native to Africa that can escape predators by losing patches of skin that regrow quickly. Their research could one day lead to scar-free tissue regrowth ...

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A mouse that escapes predators by shedding patches of its skin may shed light on regeneration and could lead to research that one day helps people heal from wounds and disease, scientists say. Humans ...

For years biologists have studied salamanders for their ability to regrow lost limbs. But amphibian biology is very different than human biology, so lessons learned in laboratories from salamanders ...

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A team of biologists has published a paper revealing that the African spiny mouse is capable of totally regenerating its skin—something researchers have never seen a mammal do. The news provides ...

A mouse that escapes predators by shedding patches of its skin may shed light on regeneration and could lead to research that one day helps people heal from wounds and disease, scientists say.

If we cut ourselves badly enough, we aren’t capable of recreating or regrowing our skin back to perfection. Most mammals are designed to scar; that is how we heal. While our skin may never look the ...