Adult polyp of the sea anemone Nematostella vectensis. Credit: Grigory Genikhovich Blocked Chordin protein production by microinjection of Chordin MO (left).

Sea anemones may look alien, but scientists just found out they're hiding an ancient body 'blueprint' – one that most animals, including humans, still follow. The discovery could shake up the ...

Systemic coordination of whole-body tissue remodeling during local regeneration in sea anemones. Developmental Cell, 2024; DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2024.11.001 ...

The sea anemone Nematostella vectensis is also highly regenerative: it can reproduce asexually by budding and also shows no signs of aging, which makes it an interesting subject for stem cell ...

May 21, 2014 -- Appearances can be deceiving. The giant-tentacled monster of the sea, once thought to be a sea anemone, is actually an impostor that belongs to a new order of animals, according to ...