why lizards can regenerate their tails and starfish their whole body. But we can’t regenerate our limbs.

Question

why lizards can regenerate their tails and starfish their whole body. But we can’t regenerate our limbs.

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Answer 1

Not an answer but something worth knowing: Under certain circumstances we CAN grow back parts.

Examplary article: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2013/06/10/190385484/chopped-how-amputated-fingertips-sometimes-grow-back