Sentences with phrase «planarian flatworm»
A "planarian flatworm" is a type of worm that is very flat in shape. Full definition
«First complete genome assembly of planarian flatworm reveals treasure trove on function and evolution of genes.»
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«Tissue loss triggers regeneration in planarian flatworms.»
Take one live planarian flatworm.
Taking part in the award for the second time this year, Felipe Meres, inaugurates «The Telomeric Cuts», which parts from a series of micrographs representing the process of cutting and regenerating hermaphroditic planarian flatworms.
Researchers led by the Allen Discovery Center at Tufts University sought to determine how microgravity and micro-geomagnetic fields would affect the growth and regeneration of planarian flatworms (D. japonica) and whether any changes would persist after the worms returned to earth.
Biologically simple they may be, but planarian flatworms have evolved two completely different ways to detect light — and one doesn't involve their heads
The planarian flatworm Schmidtea mediterranea is an extraordinary animal.
Here we report that in addition to producing an ommochrome body pigment, the planarian flatworm Schmidtea mediterranea generates porphyrins in its subepithelial pigment cells under physiological conditions, and that this leads to pigment cell loss when animals are exposed to intense visible light.
Unlike humans, planarian flatworms have the remarkable ability to regrow any missing body part, making them an ideal model with which to study the molecular basis of regeneration.
Cut off the head of a planarian flatworm, and a new one will grow in its place.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - When cut, a planarian flatworm can use a population of stem cells called neoblasts to regenerate new heads, new tails or even entire new organisms from a tiny fragment of its body.
Our lab studies the astonishing regenerative abilities of planarian flatworms.