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Flatworms Defy Aging

medicalnewstoday.com — “Researchers from The University of Nottingham have demonstrated how a species of flatworm overcomes the ageing process to be potentially immortal.The discovery, published in the ProceView full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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Flatworm helps researchers study stem cells and cancer

eurekalert.org — “Researchers at the University of Utah and the Forsyth Institute at Harvard report that planaria contain a gene highly similar to the human gene PTEN, one of the most frequently mutated genes in human cancer. Disruption of PTEN pathways in planaria resulted in abnormal growths, drastic changes in body shape, and, eventually, death.View full resource at eurekalert.org

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Flatworms Provide New Insight Into Organ Regeneration And The Evolution Of Mammalian Kidneys

medicalnewstoday.com — “Our bodies are perfectly capable of renewing billions of cells every day but fail miserably when it comes to replacing damaged organs such as kidneys. Using the flatworm Schmidtea mediterranea-faView full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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Flatworms' Minimalist Approach To Cell Division Reveals Molecular Architecture Of Human Centrosome

medicalnewstoday.com — “Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco and the Stowers Institute for Medical Research have discovered that planarians, tiny flatworms fabled for their regenerative powers, comView full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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Flatworm Can Regenerate A New Body From A Single Adult Cell

medicalnewstoday.com — “A single adult cell from one of the most impressive masters of regeneration in the animal kingdom - the planarian - is all it takes to build a completely functional new worm, researchers have learView full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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Study of planarian hormones may aid in understanding parasitic flatworms

sciencedaily.com — “A study of peptide hormones in the brain of a seemingly primitive flatworm reveals the surprising complexity of its nervous system and opens up a new approach for combating a major parasitic disease, researchers report.View full resource at sciencedaily.com

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Flatworms provide new insight into organ regeneration, evolution of mammalian kidneys

news-medical.net — “Our bodies are perfectly capable of renewing billions of cells every day but fail miserably when it comes to replacing damaged organs such as kidneys. Using the flatworm Schmidtea mediterranea-famous for its capacity to regrow complete animals from minuscule flecks of tissue-as an eloquent example, researchers at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research demonstrated how our distant evolutionary cousins regenerate their excretory systems from scratch.View full resource at news-medical.net

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Flatworms provide new insight into organ regeneration and the evolution of mammalian kidneys

sciencedaily.com — “Our bodies are perfectly capable of renewing billions of cells every day but fail miserably when it comes to replacing damaged organs such as kidneys. Using the flatworm Schmidtea mediterranea -- famous for its capacity to regrow complete animals from minuscule flecks of tissue -- as an eloquent example, researchers have demonstrated how our distant evolutionary cousins regenerate their excretory systems from scratch.View full resource at sciencedaily.com

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Flatworms provide new insight into organ regeneration and the evolution of mammalian kidneys

sciencedaily.com — “Our bodies are perfectly capable of renewing billions of cells every day but fail miserably when it comes to replacing damaged organs such as kidneys. Using the flatworm Schmidtea mediterranea -- famous for its capacity to regrow complete animals from minuscule flecks of tissue -- as an eloquent example, researchers have demonstrated how our distant evolutionary cousins regenerate their excretory systems from scratch.View full resource at sciencedaily.com

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Flatworms provide new insight into organ regeneration and the evolution of mammalian kidneys

sciencedaily.com — “Our bodies are perfectly capable of renewing billions of cells every day but fail miserably when it comes to replacing damaged organs such as kidneys. Using the flatworm Schmidtea mediterranea -- famous for its capacity to regrow complete animals from minuscule flecks of tissue -- as an eloquent example, researchers have demonstrated how our distant evolutionary cousins regenerate their excretory systems from scratch.View full resource at sciencedaily.com

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Interesting research using flatworms reveals insights into organ regeneration & kidney evolution. I love science! http://bit.ly/rcyN3I

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From a single adult cell, Flatworm crafts a new body

labspaces.net — “A single adult cell from one of the most impressive masters of regeneration in the animal kingdom -- the planarian -- is all it takes to build a completely functional new worm, researchers have learned. The study provides the first hard evidence that adult planarians harbor pluripotent stem cells -- cells capable of producing the diverse range of tissue types necessary to build a complete animal.View full resource at labspaces.net

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Flatworms Provide New Insight Into Organ Regeneration And The Evolution Of Mammalian Kidneys - QualityPoint Technologies

qualitypointtech.net — “Our bodies are perfectly capable of renewing billions of cells every day but fail miserably when it comes to replacing damaged organs such as kidneys. Using the flatworm Schmidtea mediterranea-famous for its capacity to regrow complete animals from minuscule flecks of tissue-as an eloquent example, researchers at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research demonstrated how our distant evolutionary cousins regenerate their excretory systems from scratch. In the process, the Stowers team led by HowView full resource at qualitypointtech.net

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In Worm Sex, Sperm Change With Mating Strategy | Evolution of Sex & Mating Behaviors, Flatworm Sperm & Fertilization | LiveScience

livescience.com — “Flatworm sperm changes its design when the worm's mating behavior changes, study finds.View full resource at livescience.com

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Schistosomiasis: Parasitic Infections: Merck Manual Home Edition

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Mammalian Regeneration Through A Single Gene Deletion Demonstrated By Wistar Scientists

medicalnewstoday.com — “A quest that began over a decade ago with a chance observation has reached a milestone: the identification of a gene that may regulate regeneration in mammals. The absence of this single gene, calView full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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