What Planarians Are Revealing About the Rules of Regeneration

In this video, learn how scientists in Whitehead Institute Member Peter Reddien's lab use planarians, a kind of flatworm that can regenerate, to probe the mysteries of how animals are able to replace missing body parts after injury — with the goal of one day using this knowledge to guide regenerative medicine techniques. Learn more about regeneration research at Whitehead Institute: http://wi.mit.edu/news/archive/2019/s...