News Headline

Looking to the acorn worm for clues as to why vertebrates cannot regenerate their bodies

Source
Phys.org

Publication Date
2022-02-15

A group of Japanese and American researchers found that the Ptychodera flava, a worm-like marine organism capable of regenerating its entire head or body, draws on reprogramming-based mechanisms that help somatic cells in higher-order animals branch out into complete body parts.

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https://phys.org/news/2022-02-acorn-worm-clues-vertebrates-regenerate.html