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Länk - Framsteg i att återskapa organ
"In this simple experiment, we removed part of the chick embryo's wing, activated Wnt signaling, and got the whole limb back - a beautiful and perfect wing," said the lead author, Juan Carlos Izpis�a Belmonte, Ph.D., a professor in the Gene Expression Laboratory. "By changing the expression of a few genes, you can change the ability of a vertebrate to regenerate their limbs, rebuilding blood vessels, bone, muscles, and skin - everything that is needed."
Wnt heter signalsystemet man manipulerar, och man klarar inte av det än i människor, och det finns problem: Stimulerar man det för länge ger det cancer.
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