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Hellbender
Sounds like a rock group, but hellbenders are mute, cryptic, and uglier than any band! I imagine some American pioneer naming them after turning over a rock in a mountain stream and recoiling in horror at the sight of something … Continue reading
Posted in Animalia, Nature
Tagged blastema, Cryptobranchus alleganiensis, Elk River, Greenbrier River, Hellbender, regenerative medicine, salamander
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An Axolotl with a Tale for Regenerative Medicine
Who would imagine that a salamander could offer clues for regenerating human limbs after amputation in an accident and on the battlefield, or even show how to thwart human cancer? Axolotls are the kind of weird creature you might expect … Continue reading
Posted in Animalia, Biomedical, Other
Tagged amputation, axolotl, blastema, neoteny, regenerative medicine
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Roger musing about Peace with Nature 