Flatworms can rebuild themselves from just a small fragment, and now scientists know why. Their stem cells ignore nearby ...

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Planarian stem cells can be “independent” and turn into any type of cell without needing a nearby niche, a new study indicates.

Stowers scientists uncover new principles guiding how flatworm stem cells regenerate body parts, revealing clues that could advance tissue repair and regenerative medicine in humans. Stem cells in ...

Stem cells in most organisms typically take cues from adjacent cells. But new research from the Stowers Institute for Medical Research reveals planarian stem cells ignore their nearest neighbors and ...

An elastic metamaterial can do math by directing motion through tiny pathways, showing how materials might one day handle simple computing tasks without electronics.

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