The researchers launched a set of
flatworms into space via SpaceX Commercial Resupply Service Mission 5 on Jan. 10, 2015.
Not exact matches
Himasthla species B is the first
flatworm ever seen dividing
into castes.
Hannon says detailed analyses will be needed to figure out how the
flatworm's stem cells are able to develop
into a variety of different cell types.
Stubenhaus et al. also plan to use
flatworms to screen for drugs that could potentially be developed
into new treatments for porphyria.
As discussed below, this provides new insight
into pigment biosynthesis in the Platyhelminthes (
flatworms) and establishes planarians as a useful animal model for porphyria research.
SEX BOTH WAYS: Hermaphroditic
flatworms engage in what's known as reciprocal mating, in which two individuals will both inseminate and be inseminated simultaneously via the penetration of the stylet (
flatworm penis)
into the antrum (
flatworm vagina).