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Scientists claim to have found the "holy grail" gene for limb regrowth in a cross-species study spanning axolotls, zebrafish, and mice (www.sciencedaily.com)
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[–] zergtoshi@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

[...] humans can sometimes regrow fingertips if the nailbed remains intact after injury, allowing skin, flesh, and bone to regenerate.

The process is established and described e.g. here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41536-025-00441-y

The original study is over 50 years old and was focussed on children: https://www.docdroid.net/LYIhrKu/1972-child-fingertip-regeneration-pdf