Changes in Bioelectric Signals Trigger Formation of New Organs

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Changes in Bioelectric Signals Trigger Formation of New Organs

For the first time, biologists have altered natural bioelectrical signals among cells to directly specify the type of new organ to be created at a particular location within a vertebrate organism. Using genetic manipulation of membrane voltage in Xenopus (frog) embryos, Tufts University scientists were able to cause tadpoles to grow eyes outside of the head area.

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