A mouse species often kept as an exotic pet can regenerate lost skin, according to a new study. The discovery may provide insights into how to create new tissue-generating treatments for people ...

The African spiny mouse is known for its ability to allow its skin to rip off its tail when being grabbed by predators because it can regenerate the missing bits.

The African spiny mouse could become a new model for research in regenerative medicine. “The African spiny mouse appears to regenerate ear tissue in much the way that a salamander regrows a limb that ...

A mouse that escapes predators by shedding patches of its skin may shed light on regeneration and could lead to research that one day helps people heal from wounds and disease, scientists say.

Except, it seems, for the African spiny mouse. In recent years, scientists have discovered that this creature, found in arid habitats in African countries including Kenya, Somalia and Tanzania ...

Marcel Burkhard. Like salamanders, newts and other amphibians, the African spiny mouse can regrow toetips, seal holes in its ears, and regenerate missing skin, bone muscles and nerves without any ...

A mouse that escapes predators by shedding patches of its skin may shed light on regeneration and could lead to research that one day helps people heal from wounds and disease, scientists say.

For the first time, biologists studied a mouse native to Africa that can escape predators by losing patches of skin that regrow quickly. Their research could one day lead to scar-free tissue ...

An African mouse's ability to regenerate body parts may have implications for medical treatment in humans, according to a recent study by UF researchers. The African spiny mouse can regenerate ...

Today's A Moment of Science is about a creature who lends a whole new meaning to the phrase.

It’s 1963. You’re an African spiny mouse in Egypt. You mostly eat dates, but you’re known to consume the dried flesh of local mummies; your species was here long before they were.

A mouse that escapes predators by shedding patches of its skin may shed light on regeneration and could lead to research that one day helps people heal from wounds and disease, scientists say.