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 ...

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 ...