23 min listen
Regenerating a limb (or brand new body)
FromTiny Matters
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Length:
28 minutes
Released:
Aug 10, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
Regeneration is a hot topic in the sciences, and for good reason. We humans are not known for being great at regenerating, but if we could understand how other organisms do it so easily we might be able to heal a spinal cord injury or damaged organs and limbs. Or we could even slow the aging process and not suffer from diseases like Alzheimer’s. Links to the Tiny Show & Tell stories: https://www.quantamagazine.org/does-hot-water-freeze-faster-than-cold-physicists-keep-asking-20220629/ https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/two-pig-heart-transplants-succeed-brain-dead-recipients-2022-07-12/
Released:
Aug 10, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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