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<div id="x_divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Throughout human life, many cells such as hair follicles and certain tissues such as liver can be continuously
replaced to maintain tissue integrity in response to normal, daily wear and tear.
<i>While humans do exhibit some very limited regenerative capacity, other animals exhibit sometimes astonishing regenerative ability.
</i>Salamanders show the highest diversity in being able to regenerate limbs, tail, heart, eyes, and jaw, and in addition can repair lesions in the brain and heal all wounds without forming scar tissue. Karen Echeverri’s research group is working on elucidating
how the axolotl can regenerate multiple body parts including limbs and the spinal cord without forming any scar tissue. The MBL has a long history of research in the field of regeneration. This talk will cover the history of discoveries at the MBL and the
current ongoing research on regeneration at the MBL and how this may inform future approaches to regenerative medicine.</span></div>
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<b>Karen Echeverri</b> is a developmental cell biologist and an Associate Scientist at the Eugene Bell Center for Regenerative Biology and Tissue Engineering at the Marine Biological Laboratory.</span></p>
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