Heads or tails? Worm with abundant ability to regenerate relies on ancient gene to make decisions

(PhysOrg.com) -- Most people don’t think worms are cool. But the tiny flatworm that Northwestern University scientist Christian Petersen studies can do something very cool indeed: it can regenerate itself from nearly every imaginable injury, including decapitation. When cut in half, it becomes two worms.

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