Geckos are able to regrow their tails by activating a specific group of stem cells when the tail is lost. Scientists think this could help us find better ways to heal spinal cord injuries.

A gecko’s tail is an extension of its spine — with the vertebrae to prove it. Regenerated tails, however, are simpler affairs. “It’s just a bunch of concentric tubes of fat, ...

Neural stem/progenitor cells are activated during tail regeneration in the leopard gecko (Eublepharis macularius). Journal of Comparative Neurology , 2017; DOI: 10.1002/cne.24335 Cite This Page : ...

A U of G researcher is the first to discover the type of stem cell that is behind the gecko’s ability to re-grow its tail, a finding that has implications for spinal cord treatment in humans. Many ...

Suddenly, a predator jumps from the shadows, grabbing him by the tail. But this is where the gecko has an ace up his sleeve; he detaches his tail and dashes away, safe in the knowledge that his tail ...

In the lab, Vickaryous simulated spinal cord injuries in geckos by pinching their tails. They measured what happened in individual cells in the tail before and after regeneration.

Geckos can regrow more than just their tails. LIZARD BRAINS. We knew that they can regenerate their tails (and spinal cords). But it turns out that geckos can regenerate parts of their brain, too ...

A gecko's tail continues to flip, flop and wriggle long after it has dropped off the lizard's body. Now a new study proposes the tail is preprogrammed for random movement to foil predators while ...

A University of Guelph researcher is the first to discover the type of stem cell that is behind the gecko's ability to re-grow its tail, a finding that has implications for spinal cord treatment ...

A U of G researcher is the first to discover the type of stem cell that is behind the gecko’s ability to re-grow its tail, a finding that has implications for spinal cord treatment in humans. Many ...