Claire Ainsworth
@claireainsworth.bsky.social
Freelance science journalist, DPhil in developmental biology. I write about biology & biomedicine for @NewScientist @Nature @NatureMedicine @bmj_latest & more.
The liver has a surprising rival for the title of most regenerative organ: the lung. It has a remarkable capacity to rebuild itself, with its specialised cell types moonlighting as stem cells. Could this be harnessed to help reverse disease? My latest for @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Could the regenerative power of the lungs help to reverse disease?
The ability of the lungs to rebuild themselves has long been underappreciated, now researchers are raising the possibility that it could help to tackle chronic disease.
www.nature.com
January 30, 2026 at 9:44 AM
The liver has a surprising rival for the title of most regenerative organ: the lung. It has a remarkable capacity to rebuild itself, with its specialised cell types moonlighting as stem cells. Could this be harnessed to help reverse disease? My latest for @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41...
I'm Claire, a freelance science journalist with a background in developmental biology. I write about biology and biomedicine, with a particular interest devbio, evodevo, systems biology, mechanobiology, ageing and more. Here are some of my favourite stories:
September 5, 2025 at 12:37 PM
I'm Claire, a freelance science journalist with a background in developmental biology. I write about biology and biomedicine, with a particular interest devbio, evodevo, systems biology, mechanobiology, ageing and more. Here are some of my favourite stories: