The regrown limb of an axolotl bears various cell types labeled by fluorescent proteins. Scale bar is 300 micrometers.
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Axolotls (Ambystoma mexicanum) have the remarkable ability to regrow missing body parts. In a study reported in Science last week (September 27), investigators traced cells that form the regenerative tissue once a limb is amputated, finding that they de-differentiate themselves during the repair process to a multipotent state to become like a limb bud typical of embryonic development.

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