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IPFS News Link • Science, Medicine and Technology

Flatworm Immortality

03-01-2012 • arclein

The researchers found that flatworms can continuously maintain the length of a crucial part of their DNA, known as telomeres, during regeneration. Dr Aboobaker's team studied two types of planarian – those that reproduce sexually, like humans, and those that reproduce asexually by simply dividing in two.

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Reported By robert klein

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