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The ability of some animals to regenerate body parts has been a source of fascination since at least the eighteenth century. In recent years, the power of molecular genetics has been brought to bear ...

An artificial intelligence system has for the first time reverse-engineered the regeneration mechanism of planaria -- the small worms whose power to regrow body parts makes them a research model in ...

Researchers have determined that the planarian flatworm regenerates missing tissues by using pluripotent adult stem cells. Until now, scientists could not determine whether the dividing cells in ...

Planarians are rather small flatworms. They typically only reach a half inch (1.3 cm) in length; however, these tiny guys could revolutionize modern medicine. They can resist bacteria that are highly ...

FINDINGS: Devising a novel method to identify potential genetic regulators in planarian stem cells, Whitehead Institute scientists have determined which of those genes affect the two main functions of ...

Planarians are a striking model for studying regeneration owing to their extraordinary capacity to reform entire body structures from small tissue fragments. This ability is mediated primarily by ...

Scientists are amazed by freshwater flatworms’ ability to regenerate entire bodies from tiny fragments. Research led by biologist Frederick Mann Jr. has revealed that the fate of planarian stem cells ...

Researchers discovered that muscle plays a surprising role in planarian regeneration. Some animals have the incredible ability to regenerate lost body parts—imagine a starfish regrowing its limbs or a ...

As China's first space experiment involving planarians, the Shenzhou-20 mission will study the effects of space on planarian regeneration using head, middle and tail segments, with potential ...

image: Tufts University biologists developed an artificial intelligence system that for the first time reverse-engineered the regeneration mechanism of planaria--the small worms whose extraordinary ...