BMP history

Humans have long known that broken bones can heal, i.e. that bone has the potential to regenerate.
Meanwhile, we know most of the molecules and understand many of the processes that mediate bone healing. Today, this knowledge is being used to develop therapeutics to cure diseases and improve regeneration.
Bone Morphogenetic Proteins have come a long way since their discovery in the 1960s.

The history of BMPs as seen by …

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