Showing posts with label three-banded panther worm. Show all posts
Showing posts with label three-banded panther worm. Show all posts

Sunday, 27 April 2014

Three-banded panther worm debuts as new model in study of regeneration

Date:
April 24, 2014

Source:
Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research

Summary:
The three-banded panther worm (Hofstenia miamia), a small organism with the ability to regenerate any missing body part, is being introduced to the scientific community. As a model, Hofstenia could help further our understanding of regeneration, how its mechanisms have evolved over millennia, and what limits regeneration in other animals, including humans.


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