Science may be one step closer to understanding how a limb can be grown or a spinal cord can be repaired. New research by scientists at The Forsyth Institute may provide insight into mechanisms necessary for therapeutic regeneration in humans, potentially addressing tissues that are lost, damaged or non-functional as a result of genetic syndromes, birth defects, cancer, degenerative diseases, accidents, aging and organ failure.

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