In their latest study, published in PLOS Genetics, first author staff scientist ... Then, a study showing that planarian neurons regenerate before glia formation led the researchers to wonder ...

Reddien is working to create a body of knowledge and research tools that will establish the planarian as a model organism with which to study the molecular genetics of regeneration. He and co-workers ...

Planaria, an ancient genus of flatworms renowned ... With about 70 percent genetic similarity to humans, zebrafish can help scientists study how microgravity affects proteins in vertebrate muscles ...

Much recent progress in understanding regeneration has come from knockdown screens in planaria or mutagenesis ... through the use of genetic screens. As a proof of principle, the authors used ...