Kansas City, MO – November 18, 2021 — Among their many extraordinary feats, some planarian flatworms reproduce by tearing off pieces of themselves to regenerate new worms. Now, researchers at the ...

Planarians, flatworms known for their goofy cross-eyed gazes, may have to make an evolutionary trade-off between regeneration and sex – across different species of planarians, the same gene signalling ...

Have you ever wondered how flatworms— you know, those billowing tissue-like invertebrates — reproduce? Well, certain Platyhelminthes engage in a behavior known as “penis fencing,” which involves two ...