This is not the case, however, in zebrafish, which have a remarkable ability to regenerate damaged tissue,
including neural tissue like the retina.
Not exact matches
Neural crest cells migrate to different parts of an embryo and give rise to several
tissues including the bone and
Saatchi, which is owned by France's Publicis Groupe, SA, chose LifeStraw over a field of competitors that
included a reusable controller to improve the distribution of IV fluids, a collapsible wheel that can be folded down for easier storage when not in use on bicycles or wheelchairs, an energy - efficient laptop designed for children in developing countries, a 3 - D display that uses special optics and software to project a hologramlike image of patient anatomy for cancer treatment, an inkjet printing system for fabricating
tissue scaffolds on which cells can be grown, a visual prosthesis for bypassing a diseased or damaged eye and sending signals directly to the brain, books with embedded sound tracks to help educate illiterate adults on health issues, a phone that provides telecommunications coverage to poor rural populations in developing countries, and a brain - computer interface designed to help paralyzed people communicate via
neural signals.
Several specimens of the species, Fuxianhuia protensa (left), contain dark areas within their eye stalks (see fossil, above right; gray areas in sketch, bottom right) that represent preserved clusters of
neural tissue,
including clumps along the optic nerve (labeled 1 through 3 in the sketch) and the brain (lowermost mass).
Analysis of FOXP2 gene targets in human
neural tissues reveal that a subset of these play roles in activity - based sculpting of
neural connections,
including during learning [48], [49].