"The mystery of lizard's new tail growth"

The secret of the new lizard's tail

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Lizard is able to grow new tails:

But will human beings be able to regenerate their amputated limbs in a new way?

Let's find out

For the first time in the world, scientists have been able to identify how the lizard's tail regenerates and the cells involved. 👨🔬

Through this, they are hoping to make progress in inventing methods to reproduce the damaged nerves of the human body. In a procedure called autotomy, some lizards are seen to have the ability to drop their tails.

This is precisely a feature of the lizard or chameleon. After shedding the tail, the tail starts to grow old and grows again in 15 to 20 days.

What medical scientists are interested in is that the nerve endings of lizards, like those of mammals, do not end at the back but extend to the tail. This means that when the lizard's tail begins to regenerate, the nerves have to grow as well. Scientists are particularly interested in how these cunning reptiles regenerate nerves. Professor Matthew Vicarius explains the context as follows: "We know that gecko's nerves regenerate, but we do not know which cells contribute to it." Humans are very inexperienced in controlling nervous trauma, so I hope to learn something from Gecko that can heal human nerve damage on its own. ”- For the first time in the world, scientists have been able to identify how lizard tails are regenerated . 👨🔬

Through this, they are hoping to make progress in inventing methods to reproduce the damaged nerves of the human body.

In a procedure called autotomy, some lizards are seen to have the ability to drop their tails.

This is precisely a feature of the lizard or chameleon. After shedding the tail, the tail starts to grow old and grows again in 15 to 20 days.

What medical scientists are interested in is that, like mammals, lizard nerves do not end at the back but extend to the tail. This means that when the lizard's tail begins to regenerate, the nerves have to grow as well. Scientists are particularly interested in how these cunning reptiles regenerate nerves. Professor Matthew Vicarius explains the issue in this way: People are very inexperienced in controlling nervous trauma, so I hope to learn something from Gecko that can help people to heal their own neurological injuries. ”

Scientists dropped the tail of a leopard gecko in the laboratory and observed what happened at the cellular stage.

They found that Gecko's nerves contain a special type of stem cell called the radial glia. These cells are found in all vertebrates and form the primary nervous system of the animal, but then become silent.

However, when the lizard's tail falls off, they no longer remain silent, but become active, motivated by something else. They make some new proteins and grow in number rapidly. As a result, at one stage the nerve cord is repaired.

Scientists dropped the tail of a leopard gecko in the laboratory and observed what happened at the cellular stage. They found that Gecko's nerves contain a special type of stem cell called the radial glia. These cells are found in all vertebrates and form the primary nervous system of the animal, but then become silent.

However, when the lizard's tail falls off, they no longer remain silent, but become active, motivated by something else. They make some new proteins and grow in number rapidly. As a result, at one stage the nerve cord is repaired.

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