Mighty mice regrow organs
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Mice discovered accidentally at the Wistar Institute in Pennsylvania have the seemingly miraculous ability to regenerate like a salamander, and even regrow vital organs.
Researchers systematically amputated digits and damaged various organs of the mice, including the heart, liver and brain, most of which grew back.The results stunned scientists because if such regeneration is possible in this mammal, it might also be possible in humans. The researchers also made a remarkable second discovery: When cells from the regenerative mice were injected into normal mice, the normal mice adopted the ability to regenerate. And when the special mice bred with normal mice, their offspring inherited souped-up regeneration capabilities. The mice, known as the MRL strain, were specially bred to develop lupus.
But researchers don't know why exactly the animals' injuries heal so well. "If we identified the molecules that allow mice that don't regenerate to regenerate ... and I think we could be close to doing that, then I think the next step is to consider what these molecules would do in individuals," said Ellen Heber-Katz, a professor of molecular and cellular oncogenesis at Wistar, located on the University of Pennsylvania campus in Philadelphia.
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lol, make a human regenerate, and meanwhile put some metal claws into his bone, become wolverine
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it did say mite be possibleOriginally posted by the.raven:lol, make a human regenerate, and meanwhile put some metal claws into his bone, become wolverine
wonder wats next again -
growing of organs really? omg....
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the first thing i would do is to rip apart the ravenOriginally posted by the.raven:lol, make a human regenerate, and meanwhile put some metal claws into his bone, become wolverine 
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wolverine is basically a human armed with 2 choppers.
nothing much other then some good fitness and nice muscles and quick reaction -
wah lao den next time we have ppl tat pah buay see 1.
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Originally posted by SMAPLionHeart:wolverine is basically a human armed with 2 choppers.
nothing much other then some good fitness and nice muscles and quick reaction
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zombies lookalikesOriginally posted by RaTtY81:wah lao den next time we have ppl tat pah buay see 1. -
Too bad it's mice not rat or else u can try growing back ur own organOriginally posted by RaTtY81:wah lao den next time we have ppl tat pah buay see 1. -
Originally posted by The man who was death:Too bad it's mice not rat or else u can try growing back ur own organ
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