1.0Gizmodo Australiahttps://gizmodo.com.auGizmodo Internationalhttps://gizmodo.com.au/author/gizmodointernational/How Lizard Tails Could Help Scientists Study Human Limb Regenerationrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="lssDN5v6uD"><a href="https://gizmodo.com.au/2014/08/how-lizard-tails-could-help-scientists-study-human-limb-regeneration/">How Lizard Tails Could Help Scientists Study Human Limb Regeneration</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://gizmodo.com.au/2014/08/how-lizard-tails-could-help-scientists-study-human-limb-regeneration/embed/#?secret=lssDN5v6uD" width="600" height="338" title="“How Lizard Tails Could Help Scientists Study Human Limb Regeneration” — Gizmodo Australia" data-secret="lssDN5v6uD" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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https://gizmodo.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/22/pg3rfibst7cs89ich9je.jpg?quality=751280581Prosthetic technology is getting insanely good. But what if we just didn’t need it any more? What if we could simply program our genes to regrow human limbs as easily as lizards regrow lost tails? Well, scientists are getting closer to that fantastic future.