1. Flatworm amputation, and space-exposed and Earth-bound worm sample schematics.
2. Amputation of double-headed worm from space results in double-headed morphology
3. Bacterial community composition of Earth-only and space-exposed D. japonica.
Flatworms (D. japonica) that spent 5 weeks aboard ISS are helping researchers led by Tufts University scientists to study how an absence of normal gravity and geomagnetic fields can have anatomical, behavioral, and bacteriological consequences, according to a paper to be published June 13 in Regeneration. The research has implications for human and animal space travelers and for regenerative and bioengineering science.
Planaria are frequently used for studies because of their remarkable ability to regenerate when parts of their bodies are amputated...
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