Biology · Boston College
Satisfies the advanced experience requirement for the Biology major. Regeneration is an incredibly complex, diverse, and fascinating phenomenon. Some animals can regenerate their entire body from small groups of cells, while others -including us- show minimal regenerative ability. Although the study of regeneration has attracted much attention, many questions remain unanswered. What is the origin of the new, regenerated tissue? What are the mechanisms that drive this phenomenon? Is regeneration just development, replayed? Can we capitalize on some of this knowledge to design human regenerative
