sentence: Regeneration is the reactivation of development so that a missing body part grows back.
sentences_after: This phenomenon has been studied particularly in salamanders, where the adults can reconstruct a whole limb after it has been amputated. Researchers hope to one day be able to induce regeneration in humans. There is little spontaneous regeneration in adult humans, although the liver is a notable exception.
concept_name: regeneration
headings: Developmental biology Regeneration