Regeneration: basic research on living systems, not technology.
Newts can regrow the lens of the eye again and again.
Only what the cited papers report.
Values as stated in the cited paper's abstract.
| Property | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Lens removals in same animals | 18 over 16 years | Eguchi 2011 |
Search Google Patents for this topic: all patents · recent applications (2022+)
Patent searches are generated from the topic's key terms; a patent is a legal claim, not proof that something works. See the Patents page.
Readiness: lab lab studies · prototype demonstrated objects · commercial products or buildings in real use · review summaries of other studies.
Export this topic's references: BibTeX · RIS (Zotero, EndNote, Mendeley)
Eguchi and colleagues removed the lens 18 times from the same newts over 16 years; even in animals 30 years old, the regrown lenses matched normal ones.
As reported in: Eguchi, Eguchi, Nakamura et al. (2011). Regenerative capacity in newts is not altered by repeated regeneration and ageing. Nature Communications. doi:10.1038/ncomms1389