We were trying to learn how certain animals lost their regeneration capacity during evolution and then put back the ...

In the name of survival, starfish sever their own body parts to escape predators. They will also eventually regenerate those lost limbs, but how this biological process works has remained a mystery.

Deep in the underwater world, animals like starfish use unusual ways to escape predators. In an act called autotomy, starfish shed one or more of their limbs to flee their hunters. The severed, ...

The starfish escapes from its predator by shedding an arm, which it can then regenerate thanks to its cellular regeneration abilities.

A University of Sydney study uncovers the critical role of the Zelda gene in ensuring successful tissue regeneration. Researchers found that Zelda helps guide proper tissue recovery and prevents ...

Another group of animals having a remarkable power of autotomy and in a corresponding degree that of regeneration is represented by the starfishes and brittle-stars.

Scientists identified a neurohormone in starfish that triggers arm autotomy, shedding light on the mechanism behind this survival strategy. The hormone causes contraction in a muscle at the arm base, ...

Photograph of a specimen of the common European starfish Asterias rubens with a regenerating arm. Starfish shed arms (autotomy) when attacked by predators and then regenerate a new arm to replace ...

From starfish and sea slugs to jellyfish and sponges, the ocean's invertebrates are some of the most ancient and diverse critters on Earth. And so are their superpowers, as marine biologist Drew ...

Scientists discover how starfish get 'legless' A neurohormone that makes their arms fall off is identified Date: August 29, 2024 Source: Queen Mary University of London Summary: Researchers have ...