Comment on Also literally known as the Horror Frog

riskable@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• MoffKalast@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  P. waltl is a model organism for the study of adult regeneration. Similar to other salamanders, P. waltl can regenerate lost limbs, injured heart tissue, and lesioned brain cells, in addition to other body parts such as the eye lens and the spinal cord. The 20 Gb genome of P. waltl has been sequenced to facilitate research into the genetic basis of this regenerative ability.[20] Regeneration is able to occur due to the newt’s specialized progenitor cells and the transduction of their somatic cells, which act like stem cells.[21] Stem cells repair damaged tissue and contribute to regeneration effects. In most organisms, the efficiency of the function of these stem cells decrease, but in some organisms like P. waltl, this degeneration does not occur.

  This thing is genuinely Wolverine in terms of healing superpowers.

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  • thebardingreen@lemmy.starlightkel.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Wolverfrog vs Newtpool

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• Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Amphibians are crazy, dude! 😄

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• grrgyle@slrpnk.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Amazing!!

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• diaphragmwp@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Uh huh, yeah, I recognize some of these words

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• frightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  That’s nice, dear.

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