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Title: How many times can a newt re-grow its eye lens?
Post by: thedoc on 28/01/2016 12:21:41

Newts can regrow their eye lens at least 19 times...
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Post by: Keith-sam on 26/12/2015 02:13:10

do newts with injured limbs (from a recent accident) regenerate a limb that is uninjured if it is cut off? Could understanding of this, if it happens, be used to heal severe injuries in humans some day?