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Regeneration

What is the molecular basis of regeneration? What information do regenerating limbs need "know" where to grow back from and to? Draw pictures from beautiful movies and stills of regenerating nerves and cardiac cells. RSVP

Photo: TSánchez-Iranzo, Héctor, et al. “Tbx5a Lineage Tracing Shows Cardiomyocyte Plasticity during Zebrafish Heart Regeneration.” Nature Communications, vol. 9, no. 1, Jan. 2018, p. 428. www.nature.com, doi:10.1038/s41467-017-02650-6.

Lower image and so much mofre information here. http://www.mun.ca/biology/desmid/brian/BIOL3530/DEVO_14/devo_14.html

“Axolotl Genome Slowly Yields Secrets of Limb Regrowth.” Quanta Magazine, https://www.quantamagazine.org/axolotl-genome-slowly-yields-secrets-of-limb-regrowth-20180702/

More information https://www.ibiology.org/cell-biology/axolotl-limb-regeneration/

Earlier Event: November 23
Feathers!
Later Event: February 15
Building a Heart