Due to the interconnectedness of aquatic ecosystems through the highly effective marine
and atmospheric transport routes, all aquatic ecosystems are potentially vulnerable to …

Regarding the humane use of animals in scientific research, invertebrates are often
recommended in toxicological studies.“Freshwater planarians” refers to numerous free-living …

An ultrasensitive electrochemical platform based on imprinted chitosan/gold nanoparticles/
graphene modified glassy carbon electrode (CS/AuNPs/GR/GCE) has been used for …

Wildlife is increasingly exposed to sublethal transient cancer risk factors, including
mutagenic substances, which activates their anti-cancer defences, promotes …

Cancer is an understudied but important process in wildlife that is predicted to have a
significant effect on the evolution of metazoan species due to negative effects on host …

Regeneration and cancer share genetic mechanisms and cellular processes. While highly
regenerative cells are often the source of cancer, persistent injury or imperfect regeneration …

Planarians have been long known for their regenerative ability, which hinges on
pluripotency. Recently, however, the planarian model has been successfully established for …

Cadmium (Cd) is one of the most toxic environmental pollutants that cause fetal
malformation and growth restriction. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying …

Pluripotent stem cells hold great potential for regenerative medicine. Increased replication
and division, such is the case during regeneration, concomitantly increases the risk of …

A straightforward, controllable means of using the non-parasitic planarian, Dugesia tigrina, a
free-living aquatic flatworm, to study the stimulant and withdrawal properties of natural …