Is aging inevitable? Not necessarily for sea urchins
Wednesday, May 25, 2016 - 13:21
in Biology & Nature
Scientists are studying the regenerative capacity of sea urchins in hopes that a deeper understanding of the process of regeneration, which governs the regeneration of aging tissues as well as lost or damaged body parts, will lead to a deeper understanding of the aging process in humans, with whom sea urchins share a close genetic relationship.