Toes regrow with the help of cells at the base of the nail

Cells at the base of the nail are key to regeneration of missing digit tips.

Mice whose toe tips have been removed regrow them with the help of signature genes in cells in the base of the nail¹.

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Nature 613, 219 (2023)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-022-04497-4