Weizmann Institute of Science and Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Medicine Researchers Discover How an Injured Embryo Can Regenerate Itself

ScienceDaily -- More than 80 years have passed since the German scientist Hans Spemann conducted his famous experiment that laid the foundations for the field of embryonic development...but how exactly is a half embryo able to maintain its tissues and organs in the correct proportions despite being smaller than a normal sized embryo?

Despite many years of research, this question has remained unanswered – until now.

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