Geckos are able to regrow their tails by activating a specific group of stem cells when the tail is lost. Scientists think this could help us find better ways to heal spinal cord injuries.

Maybe you thought we knew all there was to know about the ordinary house gecko? Not so: [O]nly now have scientists discovered how the tail plays into the gecko's ability to climb the seemingly ...

A University of Guelph researcher is the first to discover the type of stem cell that is behind the gecko’s ability to re-grow its tail, a finding that has implications for spinal cord treatment in ...

Researchers have identified the stem cells that drive the gecko ability to regrow its tail, raising new potential for treating human spinal injuries.

A researcher has discovered the spinal cord of the gecko's tail houses a special type of stem cell known as the radial glia. When the tail detaches, these cells jump into action by proliferating ...

Why Did My Leopard Gecko Drop Its Tail? In the wild, predators like birds or even larger reptiles may try to eat leopard geckos. They may drop their tails when they sense a physical threat.

Using a flat-tailed house gecko— cosymbotus platyurus —they observed that when the gecko ran up a vertical surface with good grip, its tail was held above the surface.

A University of Guelph researcher is the first to discover the type of stem cell that is behind the gecko’s ability to re-grow its tail, a finding that has implications for spinal cord treatment in ...