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Mechanical waves help zebrafish regrow their tails

Regenerative animals accurately regrow lost appendages. Now, research suggests that mechanical waves propagating from the amputation edge have a key role in this process.

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Fig. 1: Hydrogen peroxide signalling and the mechanical wave of collective cell migration during zebrafish tailfin regeneration.

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Matsubayashi, Y. Mechanical waves help zebrafish regrow their tails. Nat. Phys. 19, 1241–1242 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-023-02151-y

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