LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 27, 2025) — Research conducted by an international team led by biologists at the University of Kentucky has found that the ability to regenerate complex tissue may be more widespread in mammals than previously thought — an important step toward figuring out why many most mammals, and humans in particular, have poor regenerative ability.
Vertebrate regeneration is most commonly found in reptiles, amphibians and fish. In mammals it’s usually a limited ability: deer regrowing antlers in the late spring or mice regrowing lost digit tips.
This latest study builds upon previous work using spiny mice by Ashley W. Seifert, Ph.D., a professor in the