Researchers work to genetically modify flatworms and unlock their regenerative powers
Tuesday, April 23, 2019 - 07:30
in Biology & Nature
Slice it into a hundred pieces if you want, and the millimeters-long flatworm called a planarian won't particularly care. Each piece can grow back into a new worm. But how they do that, and what scientists could learn about how to regenerate our own bodies, has remained mysterious because one of the most valuable investigative tools – gene editing – has so far not worked in these animals.