Inside the Flat Worm that Regenerates (IMAGE) Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Caption 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. Credit Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.