Lever found for switch to re-grow your tail—if you’re a fish

Embryonic stem cells stand poised to grow into various tissues, but are held in check by chemical switches that keep the necessary genes turned off. Researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies found that genes responsible for limb regeneration – in this case the snipped tail of a zebrafish – are held in a … Continue reading Lever found for switch to re-grow your tail—if you’re a fish