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Regeneration-organizing cells outline the advancing edge of a regenerating tail of a tadpole.

Scientists find new type of cell that helps tadpoles’ tails regenerate

17 May 2019

Researchers at the University of Cambridge have uncovered a specialised population of skin cells that coordinate tail regeneration in frogs. These ‘...

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Gecko and ant

Why Spider-Man can’t exist: Geckos are ‘size limit’ for sticking to walls

18 Jan 2016

Latest research reveals why geckos are the largest animals able to scale smooth vertical walls – even larger climbers would require unmanageably...

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