Swiss researchers have developed a hydrogel that naturally adheres to soft tissues such as menisci and cartilage. This could be a breakthrough since the hydrogel ...

Bone can heal itself, but not always in the ways we expect. Some animals regrow entire limbs. Others, like humans, can only manage a few millimeters at the tip of a finger. This wide range in ...

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The ability to regenerate -- from individual cell types to entire organs or complex tissues -- is of crucial importance for all living species. The human body also regenerates, in short, dead cells ...

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