They identified a new type of stem cell, which enables deer to regenerate their antlers year after year.
When transplanted into mice, it took just 45 days for them to grow antler-like bumps containing cartilage and bone.
This early research could potentially give us a better way to repair skeletal injuries — and maybe even help us to regrow our own limbs one day: https://www.freethink.com/science/deer-antlers-regeneration.
📸: Credit: T. Qin et al. / Science Freethink.
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