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Regeneration-organizing cells outline the advancing edge of a regenerating tail of a tadpole.

Scientists find new type of cell that helps tadpoles’ tails regenerate

17 May 2019

Researchers at the University of Cambridge have uncovered a specialised population of skin cells that coordinate tail regeneration in frogs. These ‘...

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Gecko and ant

Why Spider-Man can’t exist: Geckos are ‘size limit’ for sticking to walls

18 Jan 2016

Latest research reveals why geckos are the largest animals able to scale smooth vertical walls – even larger climbers would require unmanageably...

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Xenopus laevis oocytes

Cambridge success in Wellcome Image Awards

29 Jun 2012

University of Cambridge researchers created four out of the 16 winning images in the recent Wellcome Image Awards 2012.

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