Could humans be capable of growing new limbs? Scientists are trying to figure that out with the aid of an unexpected resource ...

Salamanders belong to the order Caudata, one of three orders in the Amphibia class, along with Anura (frog and toads) and Gymnophiona (caecilians, which have no legs and resemble large worms).

How do salamanders grow a new leg? Protein mechanisms behind limb regeneration. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 3, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2009 / 12 / 091214121434.htm.

When he sliced off a salamander’s arm, though, he saw something shocking: It regrew the entire arm, bones and muscles and nerves and blood vessels and everything. Deadpool-style.

Mexican salamanders who can re-grow amputated legs are not pulling off quite as big a biological trick as scientists had first thought, which may help doctors trying to regenerate human limbs.

This article was originally published with the title “ Regrowing Limbs: Can People Regenerate Body Parts? ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 298 No. 4 (April 2008) doi:10.1038 ...

Given a chance to regrow a limb, salamanders don’t change a thing. Since the 18th century, scientists have puzzled over how salamanders regenerate amputated limbs and have looked for clues to ...

These Smiling Salamanders Are Helping Scientists Learn to Regrow Limbs WEDNESDAY, June 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — With their goofy grins and feathery gills, axolotls have become stars of the ...