Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For decades, scientists have studied planarians as the poster child for regeneration. (CREDIT: Stowers Institute for Medical ...

You might feel the same every day, but biologically, you never are. Beneath the surface, your body is constantly rebuilding itself by replacing worn-out cells, repairing damage, and keeping vital ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A tiny animal with an extraordinary ability could teach us how to regenerate lost or damaged body parts. A beheading is lethal for ...

A team of scientists has mapped the regions surrounding stem cells in planarians—small flatworms that are famous for being able to regrow whole bodies from small fragments—and discovered something ...