Fresh hope for burns victims

British scientists are hoping to find ways to help burns victims regenerate new nerves and skin to leave minimal scarring.

It is believed that humans at one time had this ability, just as the liver today can regenerate itself, but that it was lost over time.

Researchers are looking into ways to restart the process, led by Anthony Metcalfe, professor of burns and wounds at the University of Brighton and director of research at the Blond McIndoe Research Foundation.