Hox genes encode evolutionarily conserved transcription factors that are essential for the
proper development of bilaterian organisms. Hox genes are unique because they are …

Recent developments in sequencing technologies have greatly improved our knowledge of
phylogenetic relationships and genomic architectures throughout the tree of life. Spiralia, a …

The capacity for regeneration is broad in the animal kingdom. Planarians are flatworms that
can regenerate any missing body part and their regenerative powers have combined with …

For successful regeneration, the identity of the missing tissue must be specified according to
the pre-existing tissue. Planarians are ideal for the study of the mechanisms underlying this …

Planarians have become an established model system to study regeneration and stem cells,
but the regulatory elements in the genome remain almost entirely undescribed. Here, by …

Despite significant improvements in the comprehension of neuro-regeneration, restoring
nerve injury in humans continues to pose a substantial therapeutic difficulty. In the …

ParaHox genes are key developmental regulators involved in the patterning of the digestive
tract along the anteroposterior axis and the development of the nervous system. Most …

Planarians represent the most primitive bilateral triploblastic animals. Most planarian
species exhibit mechanisms for whole-body regeneration, exemplified by the regeneration …

Cnidarians exhibit incredible reproductive diversity, with most capable of sexual and
asexual reproduction. Here, we investigate factors that influence asexual reproduction in the …

Tissue deformation mediated by collective cell contractility is a signature characteristic of
animals. In most animals, fast and reversible contractions of muscle cells mediate behavior …