Regeneration: What the axolotl can teach us about regrowing human limbs

by Garrett Dunlap figures by Rebecca Senft Limb loss affects nearly 2 million people in the United States alone. While many instances are related to traumatic events like car accidents, the majority of limb loss cases are caused by diseases that affect the body’s blood vessels. One such disease is diabetes, in which gradual declines in blood flow to a patient’s lower extremities can eventually … Continue reading Regeneration: What the axolotl can teach us about regrowing human limbs