Nirosha Murugan

Reactivating the signals cells use to regenerate could help patients regrow lost limbs and damaged tissue. George Jones/Stockbyte via Getty Images

January 28, 2022

A new treatment helped frogs regenerate their amputated legs – taking science one step closer to helping people regrow their body parts, too

Michael Levin, Tufts University; David Kaplan, Tufts University, and Nirosha Murugan, Algoma University

Unlike humans, many animals are able to regenerate their limbs after losing them. Giving the body the right conditions for regrowth might allow people to recover lost limbs as well.

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A new treatment helped frogs regenerate their amputated legs – taking science one step closer to helping people regrow their body parts, too

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