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Stem Cells: Animations

From the 2006 Holiday Lectures — Potent Biology: Stem Cells, Cloning, and Regeneration

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Newt Limb Regeneration

Urodele amphibians—newts and salamanders—are able to regenerate fully functional limbs in response to amputation. Cells in and near the limb stump dedifferentiate to form a mass of stemlike cells that can produce all the specialized tissues of the limb, such as muscle, nerves, and blood vessels.

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