Salamanders can regrow entire limbs and regenerate parts of major organs, an ability that relies on their immune systems, research now shows. http://bit.ly/191nERc
A study of the axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum), an aquatic salamander, seen below, reveals that immune cells called macrophages are critical in the early stages of regenerating lost limbs.
A study of the axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum), an aquatic salamander, seen below, reveals that immune cells called macrophages are critical in the early stages of regenerating lost limbs.