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2025-02-02 14:53:40

❒ PictureRoom on Nostr: Starting my morning with some light reading of “The Body Electric” by Robert O. ...

Starting my morning with some light reading of “The Body Electric” by Robert O. Becker.

Timing plays a crucial role apparently in the way that an amputated limb regenerates.

An experiment was done where the Blastema (the embryonic-like cell growth that stimulates regeneration) was transplanted from a salamander, first early on and then at a later stage of development. If the Blastema formed on the forearm for 5-7 days and was then transplanted to the leg, it would actually produce a leg. However, if the Blastema was allowed to develop for a longer period before being transplanted to the leg, it would reproduce a forearm instead.

Really interesting and cool stuff here. This reminds me a bit of how young children are able to learn languages better early on in life. I guess you could say that about learning anything - earlier is often better.

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