Reverse genetics and next‐generation sequencing unlocked a new era in biology. It is now
possible to identify an animal (s) with the unique biology most relevant to a particular …

The freshwater polyp Hydra provides a potent model system for investigating the conditions
that promote wound healing, reactivation of a developmental process and, ultimately …

Background Wound healing is the first stage of a series of cellular events that are necessary
to initiate a regenerative response. Defective wound healing can block regeneration even in …

The ability to perform muscle contractions is one of the most important and distinctive
features of eumetazoans. As the sister group to bilaterians, cnidarians (sea anemones …

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 …

Cnidarians possess remarkable powers of regeneration, but the cellular and molecular
mechanisms underlying this capability are unclear. Studying the hydrozoan Hydractinia …

The cell cycle is a critical component of cellular proliferation, differentiation, and response to
stress, yet its role in the regulation of intracellular symbioses is not well understood. To …

The capacity to regenerate lost or injured body parts is a widespread feature within
metazoans and has intrigued scientists for centuries. One of the most extreme types of …

For over a century, researchers have been comparing embryogenesis and regeneration
hoping that lessons learned from embryonic development will unlock hidden regenerative …

Cnidarians, the extant sister group to bilateria, are well known for their impressive
regenerative capacity. The sea anemone Nematostella vectensis is a well-established …