Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - BBCNEWS - 20201126:09:57:00
Their own bodies, crucially, without leaving scars. so is there something in the fish's genetics that could be replicated in humans? they are able to regenerate many different tissues, including their tail, so their skin, essentially. also their retina, their heart, any kind of damage that they get that's similar to damage we might get. so we might be able to reduce a certain type of white blood cell or promote the function of another type of white blood cell and the combination of that might be the way to reduce scarring in human patients in the future. the scientists will also consider how v...