X-Message-Number: 26902 References: <> From: Kennita Watson <> Subject: Re: Scientists create 'miracle mice' that can regenerate organs Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 05:14:38 -0700 On Aug 29, 2005, at 2:00 AM, CryoNet wrote: > From: "Sbharris[atsign]ix.netcom.com" <> > Newsgroups: sci.life-extension > > >> Scientists create 'miracle mice' that can regenerate organs >> Web posted at: 8/28/2005 2:52:58 >> Source ::: The Times >> London: Scientists have created a "miracle mouse" that can regenerate >> amputated limbs or badly damaged organs, making it able to recover >> from injuries that would kill or permanently disable normal animals. >> >> The experimental animal is unique among mammals in its ability to >> regrow its heart, toes, joints and tail. >> >> The researchers have also found that when cells from the test mouse >> are injected into ordinary mice, they too acquire the ability to >> regenerate. >> ... >> "It is >> quite remarkable. The only organ that did not grow back was the >> brain." Might this be explained by the injections' not crossing the blood-brain barrier? That is, might a different mode of administration allow brain regeneration? Live long and prosper, Kennita -- Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery; none but ourselves can free our minds. -- Bob Marley, "Redemption Song" Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=26902