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Media Relations

IU biologists researching regeneration

WISH-TV

August 4, 2006

There's research going on at the IUPUI campus that may sound like science fiction. Scientists hope to someday find a way to regenerate lost limbs or digits. And they're looking to those that can regenerate for their answers. The IU Center for Regenerative Biology and Medicine at IUPUI has received a $1.6 million grant for its study of amphibians to identify genes and proteins that either permit or inhibit regeneration of tissues.

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To learn more about the IU IU Center for Regenerative Biology and Medicine, visit: http://www.regen.iupui.edu/

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