Anole lizards can achieve a rare 2-tailed structure under specific physiological conditions. The blastema creates a distinct structural risk during the regeneration window. A partial injury often ...

Tail autotomy, the self-induced shedding of a tail, represents a remarkable evolutionary adaptation that enables both reptiles and arthropods to evade predation and other life‐threatening challenges.

A team of researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC have published the first detailed description of the interplay between two cell types that allow lizards to regenerate their tails. This ...

Scientists from the Keck School of Medicine at USC say they have published the first detailed description of the interplay between two cell types that allow lizards to regenerate their tails. Their ...

The University of Southern California bioengineer studies how lizards regrow their tails, with the goal of one day inducing regeneration in humans. Thomas Lozito began investigating amphibians and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. In the arid plains and rocky deserts of North America, a ...

Lizards have amazing regeneration abilities. When in danger, they may purposefully lose their tail, only for it to regrow later. While this is a feat of evolution, sometimes regeneration can go wrong, ...