In this study, researchers from Stowers Institute for Medical Research revealed that this dwarf-sized worm carries an ...

Schmidtea mediterranea, a freshwater flatworm (or planarian), has adult pluripotent stem cells spread all throughout its ...

Stowers scientists uncover new principles guiding how flatworm stem cells regenerate body parts, revealing clues that could advance tissue repair and regenerative medicine in humans. Stem cells in ...

The ability of metazoans (multicellular animals) to regenerate lost body parts varies greatly. Some animals can regenerate their whole bodies, including phyla Cnidaria such as jellyfish, ...

A mouse injured on one leg experiences an “awakening” of stem cells in the other leg as if the cells are preparing to heal an injury. Something similar happens in axolotls, which are masters at limb ...

Some animals have extraordinary healing powers to regrow their body parts including the heart. Here are eight.

Regeneration is a hot topic in the sciences, and for good reason. We humans are not known for being great at regenerating, but if we could understand how other organisms do it so easily we might be ...

A sulfur-containing amino acid called cysteine could help cancer patients recover from gut damage caused by chemotherapy and ...