Can humans naturally regenerate lost tissue?
Unfortunately, we’re not as good at regeneration as some other species (such as salamanders), but we have top men working on this problem as we speak. Reports from research conducted in the 70s claim that children who had lost their fingertips could regenerate them within a month. Researchers add, however, that regeneration will only occur as long as the wound is not sealed with a flap of skin, which, of course, is the most obvious course of action to take. Ribs can also regenerate so long as the periosteum membrane that surrounds it is left intact but the standout organ in regard to regeneration has to be the liver. The liver can fully regenerate itself from as little as 25 percent of its original size. What causes rigormortis? Rigor mortis the stiffening of joints that occurs after death is the result of a chemical reaction going on inside the deceased’s body. Actually, it’s more accurate to say lack of a chemical reaction, because it’s the absence of the energy molecule known as ade
