Source: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Posted: August 7, 2006
Summary:
No matter how you slice it, the freshwater planarian possesses an amazing ability to regenerate lost body parts. Chop one into pieces, and each piece can grow into a complete planarian. The flatworm relies upon a population of stem cells to accomplish this remarkable feat; recent work sheds light on how planarians maintain these stem cells throughout their lives.
Commentary: Maybe this concept can be applied to regenerating limbs, organs and tissues in humans.
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