Hyderabad, Aug. 26 -- In a breakthrough that challenges long-held scientific beliefs, researchers at the CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), Hyderabad, have discovered a new process termed Programmed Cell Revival (PCR), offering a novel way to accelerate tissue repair and regeneration.
The study, led by Dr Santosh Chauhan and published in the EMBO Journal, shows that cells on the verge of death can revive through a highly programmed mechanism that mimics developmental growth.
This revival sped up skin wound healing and corneal burn repair in mice, stimulated tail regeneration in frog tadpoles, aided nerve repair in worms, and boosted blood stem cell production in fruit flies.
"This is not accidental survival," explaine...