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Could salamanders help us to treat arthritis?

Science In Action

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A genetic mechanism that's key to salamanders' amazing ability to regrow limbs has been found in humans. Rheumatologist Dr Virginia Kraus, Duke University School of Medicine, explains to Roland Pease why she believes this skill may help us to treat arthritis. (Picture: A salamander. Credit: Press Association)

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