Dr Curt Connors would be proud! (Spider-Man fans will get this reference)
What has been deemed impossible, scientists have successfully re-grown a frog's missing leg.
The successful experiment has been in what's being described as a "significant advancement" for regenerative medicine.
But how did they do it? According to the Daily Mail, the experiment was carried out by American scientists on an African clawed frog, which had limbs missing due to an injury.
A huge LEAP closer to limb regeneration: Scientists regrow a frog's lost leg using a five-drug cocktailhttps://t.co/OSbNQG8Kv1
— Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) January 26, 2022
The area where the limb was missing was submerged protein gel-filled with the five-drug cocktail.
As reported in the Hindustan Times, contained brain derived neurotrophic factor, 1,4-dihydrophenonthrolin-4-one-3carboxylicacid, resolvin D5, a growth hormone and retinoic acid.
The frog was treated with a cocktail of drugs for just 24 hours and within 18 months had regrown a fully functional leg.
Scientists will look to test the method on mammals next, verging closer still to the ultimate goal of human limb regeneration.
So in this universe our Dr. Curt Connors becomes the Frog instead of the Lizard?https://t.co/osRlseW8wS via @nbcnews
— Kyle Jennings 🌻 (@CascadianGinger) January 26, 2022
So the question is, will it work on humans?
