Projektnummer

0071866

Zusammenfassung

Tissue regeneration has been a topic of fascination for thousands of years, but the human ability to regenerate organs is constrained solely to the liver and skin. In contrast, amphibians, our vertebrate relatives, far exceed our regenerative capabilities as they can regrow amputated limbs. This process is regulated by the monocyte and macrophage system of tissue remodelling - a process also used by humans. However, crinoids, our close invertebrate relatives, have an even greater regenerative potential than amphibians as they can replace limbs and even entire organs within a relatively...