Cut off any part of this worm's body and it will regrow. This is the spectacular yet mysterious regenerative ability of freshwater flatworms known as planarians. The lab of Whitehead Institute Member ...

Regeneration of the flatworm is guided by neural patterns. Middle segment excised with an additional cutout along the ventral nerve cord directs regrowth of a complete worm with a second head.

Stanford scientists have discovered a new type of immune cell that kills surrounding cells via explosion—a cellular detonation so fast and complete that the cell vanishes within minutes, leaving no ...

Planarian flatworms, a diverse assemblage of free-living Platyhelminthes, have long challenged taxonomists owing to their limited morphological features and prevalence of cryptic diversity. Over the ...