Inside the Flat Worm that Regenerates (IMAGE)

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Inside the Flat Worm that Regenerates

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Adult flatworm M. lignano and diagrammatic key are shown. The tiny worm intrigues scientists because it can regenerate almost its whole body following an injury. Hence, their effort to sequence its genome.

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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

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