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A flatworm with a head at each end of its body

Bioelectric tweak makes flatworms grow a head instead of a tail

23 May 2017

Flatworms regenerate lost body parts, but change the current in their cells and they can regrow the wrong thing, hinting at electricity’s role in body plans

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