Posted on 01/27/2022 6:47:03 AM PST by Scarlett156
Frogs, unlike their salamander cousins, cannot regenerate lost limbs, but a fascinating new experiment suggests it’s possible for frogs to partially regrow their missing body parts under the right conditions.
A paper published today in Science Advances describes a new treatment that made it possible for African clawed frogs (Xenopus laevis) to partially grow back their amputated hind limbs. The treatment consisted of five different drugs and a wearable device, called “BioDome.” Exposure to this chemical cocktail for just 24 hours facilitated a regenerative period that last for 18 months, according to the research, led by researchers from Tufts University and Harvard University’s Wyss Institute.
“It’s exciting to see that the drugs we selected were helping to create an almost complete limb,” Nirosha Murugan, the first author of the paper and a researcher at Tufts, said in a statement. “The fact that it required only a brief exposure to the drugs to set in motion a months-long regeneration process suggests that frogs and perhaps other animals may have dormant regenerative capabilities that can be triggered into action.”
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Unlimited supply of frogs legs. Very tasty!
Maybe there’s hope yet for that one legged cowboy in that ass kicking contest.....
National holiday declared in France
That’s what I came here for.
when will this be extended to other parts of the body?
I can see a huge demand out there.
Most certainly: Frogs' arms, frogs' heads...
Regards,
Haha, inquiring minds want to know.
So, there’s hope for trannies who had their junk surgically removed?
The treatment is apparently a sort of cast or sheath with a chemical cocktail inside, placed over the stump to be regenerated. They put the sheath on the stump for 8 hours and observed 18 months of regeneration into a nearly-complete limb. (I wonder what was going on in the frog’s mind during this?)
Keep in mind that the p3nis isn’t entirely whacked off in the transgender transformation: They actually turn it inside-out and use it as wallpaper for the new v4gina. Haha, so imagine if a guy wanted to regrow his d1ck and didn’t really think of what would happen when/if his v4gina starts turning itself outside-in again.
Babylon Bee could report on attempts to bring back Ginsberg to life.
Will the chemical cocktail enlarge existing appendages?
I don’t know much about commercial frog leg harvesting, but when I was a kid I recall when fishing at our local lake walking the back-trails and finding sizable stacks of fresh frog torsos. Apparently people would go frog-gigging there at night and clean the frogs right there and then.
This is great news. Eventually scientists will figure out how to grow brains in liberals.
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