Researchers reveal bioelectric patterns guiding worms' regenerative body plan after injury
Tuesday, May 23, 2017 - 11:01
in Biology & Nature
Researchers have succeeded in permanently rewriting flatworms' regenerative body shape by resetting their internal bioelectric pattern memory, causing even normal-appearing flatworms to harbor the "code" to regenerate as two-headed worms. The findings, published today in Biophysical Journal, suggest an alternative to genomic editing for large-scale regenerative control, according to the authors.