arissa Posted August 21, 2014 Report Share Posted August 21, 2014 I was skimming over this and I guess I might be out of the loop but I thought we already knew this? Was it really a mystery? Did we just know they did it or did we have any idea how it happens? The story is pretty brief with what they say. Does anyone here work a field that could shed some light on it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanctus Posted August 25, 2014 Report Share Posted August 25, 2014 Do you mean just that they can loose it and then it regrows? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arissa Posted August 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2014 Yes, somewhat. I was kind of shocked because I thought this was "old news", we knew how it was done but we just had no way to reproduce the same thing in humans (say those who have lost a limb for anything from diabetes to a war hero). The article I read talked about how they were using gene sequencing technology in order to try and learn more, then mentioned it had more to do with embryonic development. I am hoping they can dig a little further into this because I could see all types of medical breakthroughs if we could find a way to replicate it in humans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eclogite Posted August 26, 2014 Report Share Posted August 26, 2014 It would be helpful if you could tell us exactly what and where this is. The this you skimmed over. That might make it possible to offer a meaningful contribution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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