Thursday, January 19, 2012

FOR KIDS: Eyes from ions

Scientists use charged molecules to grow eyes in tadpole guts

Web edition : Wednesday, January 18th, 2012

A new experiment may seem too odd to be true: Scientists have found a way to grow an eye in a tadpole?s gut. The view from the third eye is probably unappealing, but the study shows how electric charges can be used to coax cells to grow in surprising ways. ?

It also offers a new look at a possible way to regenerate, or regrow, larger limbs.

Visit the new?Science News for Kids?website?and read the full story:?Eyes from ions


Found in: Science News For Kids

Source: http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/337714/title/FOR_KIDS_Eyes_from_ions

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