Why Some Lizards Grow Two Tails—And What It Reveals About Regeneration

Lizards have amazing regeneration abilities. When in danger, they may purposefully lose their tail, only for it to regrow ...
Indiatimes

The fascinating science behind lizards shedding their tails and growing them back

Lizards possess a remarkable survival strategy where their tails detach and continue to wriggle, distracting predators and allowing the lizard to escape. This ability, controlled by nerves within the ...
The New York Times

The Paradox of the Lizard Tail, Solved

It can break off in an instant but also stay firmly attached. Scientists have figured out the microscopic structures that make this survival skill possible. By Jack Tamisiea When choosing between life ...
EurekAlert!

Aided by stem cells, a lizard regenerates a perfect tail for first time in more than 250 million years

Lizards can regrow severed tails, making them the closest relative to humans that can regenerate a lost appendage. But in lieu of the original tail that includes a spinal column and nerves, the ...
NBC Los Angeles

Lizard Tale: For the First Time in Millions of Years, Lizard Regrows ‘Perfect Tail'

It's not really news that lizards can regrow tails -- but what is big news is for the first time in 250 million years, a lizard regrew a "perfect" tail with the help of stem cells, and USC researchers ...
Nature

Lizard Tail Regeneration and Tissue Repair

Lizard tail regeneration represents a remarkable example of epimorphic regeneration in amniote vertebrates, offering insights into tissue repair processes that contrast sharply with the scarring ...
Science Daily

Aided by stem cells, a lizard regenerates a perfect tail for first time in more than 250 million years

Lizards can regrow severed tails, making them the closest relative to humans that can regenerate a lost appendage. But in lieu of the original tail that includes a spinal column and nerves, the ...