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Salamanders grow bigger by actively foraging high predation-risks: Study

Irani — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 12:35:29 +0000

Racing to grow independent and powerful is not the ‘matra’ of just humans, but also for some of those slender bodied, short legged and long tailed salamanders. In a race for survival, salamanders take great risks to grow more quickly,...

Robot Salamander might throw light on the evolution of vertebrate locomotion

Naveen — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 07:32:43 +0000

The robotic salamander looks like the first creature that probably moved from the ocean to land. Well, a team of European researchers have created a salamander-like robot using its spinal cord model. The robot salamander is about a yard long and...

Scientists anticipating new ways to regrow fingers

Naveen — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 05:28:35 +0000

A new research led by scientists has put forth a ray of hope for the war amputees since they are anticipating a new technology that could help full limb generation. The researchers have successfully grown extra arms on salamanders with the help of...