How do animals regenerate specialised tissues or their entire body after a traumatic injury,
how has this ability evolved and what are the genetic and cellular components underpinning …

Studies of annelid regeneration have greatly increased in frequency in recent years,
providing new insights into the developmental basis and evolution of regeneration. In this …

Abstract Development of sexual characters and generation of gametes are tightly coupled
with growth. Platynereis dumerilii is a marine annelid that has been used to study germline …

Many annelids can regenerate missing body parts or reproduce asexually, generating all
cell types in adult stages. However, the putative adult stem cell populations involved in these …

Tissue clearing combined with deep imaging has emerged as a powerful alternative to
classical histological techniques. Whereas current techniques have been optimized for …

Most philosophers of science do philosophy 'on'science. By contrast, others do philosophy
'in'science (PinS), that is, they use philosophical tools to address scientific problems and to …

Stem cells are pivotal for development and tissue homeostasis of multicellular animals, and
the quest for a gene toolkit associated with the emergence of stem cells in a common …

The question of why animals vary in their ability to regenerate remains one of the most
intriguing questions in biology. Annelids are a large and diverse phylum, many members of …

Germ cells (reproductive cells and their progenitors) give rise to the next generation in
sexually reproducing organisms. The loss or removal of germ cells often leads to sterility in …

The capacity to regenerate lost tissues varies significantly among animals. Some phyla,
such as the annelids, display substantial regenerating abilities, although little is known …