The future: People can regenerate their bodies like animals

A rather interesting scientific information has revealed that scientists have discovered a gene that allows insects to regenerate their body parts after being removed.

The study was conducted on the basis of the answer that how Planaria made it possible to reproduce its severed body parts including head and brain, from this discovery. giving scientists a brilliant prospect that people will one day be able to be reborn with damaged tissue or organs - University of Nottingham (UK) reports.

The study, led by Dr. Aziz Aboobaker, a researcher from the British Research Council, showed a gene called ' Smed-prep ' that could help regenerate the head and brain of the species. Worms Planaria. The worm has a superhuman ability that can reproduce its body parts spectacularly. They have adult stem cells that can automatically split in half and each part can live to become an independent body form once the body part is broken .

The researchers also looked at the genes to consider when the regeneration process was complete, whether the parts of the regenerating body were consistent in size, shape and orientation skills were alright. The results of the study were published in PLoS Genetics .

Dr Aboobaker said: ' These strange worms have given us an opportunity to observe tissue reproduction in the simplest way that animals have the ability to heal their wounds. they do not leave side effects. We want to find out if adult stem cells can assemble in animal bodies to shape and replace damaged or lost tissues or organs. From the collected results allow us to understand that animals will have a mechanism to regenerate themselves and this is surprising to humans. If once we know what is happening once the tissue reproduces itself under very normal circumstances, we can begin to form a recipe to replace tissue, tissue cells and organs are suffering from disease or have been damaged, and reconstructing new forms in a safe direction without disturbing will cause injuries or forms of side effects be reborn. It promises to help us have a basis for treating Alzheimer's disease or studying blood cell systems so that we can reduce the complications of dangerous leukemia '.

The researchers say the Smed-prep gene is essential for distinguishing the location of the cells, the structure of the head of the Planaria worm as well as being able to bind a new head after being reproduced. . They found that although the presence of the Smed-prep gene is essential for the life of the head and brain, the worm's stem cells can still be persuaded to form brain cells. once there is no association between genes. But even without Smed-prep, these cells cannot be able to organize themselves to form normal brains.