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Aug 4, 2019

Mapping how the ‘immortal’ hydra regrows cells may demystify regeneration

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, life extension

SELF-RENEWAL Fluorescent markers reveal which genes are turned on as hydras’ stem cells develop into specific cell types. For instance, nerve cells light up magenta in one hydra (second from left). Another (second from right) shows gene activity behind two of the stages of development (early, green; late, red) of the animal’s stinging cells.

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