Flatworms and earthworms can regrow large parts of their body. Roundworms may hold the secret to counteracting ...

“I think the finding . . . is very important to our understanding of regeneration in particular and of the evolution ... The two most extensively studied species of flatworm, Dugesia japonica and ...

Exposure to weak magnetic fields can, depending on their strength, either slow or boost flatworm regeneration, according to a report in Science Advances today (January 30). The study provides evidence ...

According to Zhang, Chinese scientists plan to conduct experiments on mice aboard Tiangong in the near future, focusing on ...

The Chinese space station will soon welcome a new life form - planaria -known for their regenerative abilities, for ...

Once again, hammerhead flatworms are wriggling into the spotlight — this time in Canada. The toxic and invasive pests, which originate from Southeast Asia, have the ability to regenerate even if ...

China's space station is set to introduce a novel participant in its space science experiments -- the planarian, a creature ...

Regeneration of tissues and organs is one of the great unsolved mysteries of biology. Whitehead Member Peter W. Reddien works to shed light on that mystery through research on the planarian Schmidtea ...

Planarian flatworms regenerate their heads and tails after amputation. It turns out that they use Wnt–β-catenin signalling to determine where the head and the tail should form. Figure 1 ...

Planarians, flatworms with an evolutionary history ... when bisected, planarians can regenerate lost muscles, skin, intestines, and even an entire brain from each segment -- a process that can ...

Planarians are flatworms renowned for their extraordinary ... making them ideal models for studying tissue regeneration mechanisms, Zhang said. The experiment will include the use of the small ...