Like Deadpool, three-banded panther worms are able to regenerate body parts on their own. Even their heads. Now, a team of scientists from Harvard has genetically altered the unique worms so they glow ...

A group of researchers in Japan have discovered three new species of sea worms that quite literally glow in the dark. The new bioluminescent Polycirrus worms, which emit a blue-violet light, were ...

It’s a cruel, cruel world out there, and the ability to regenerate lost cells and tissue makes it easier to survive it. When we get a cut on our skin or chip a nail, it heals and grows back. Other ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

According to a new study published in Developmental Cell, researchers are employing transgenesis methods to introduce a gene into the three-banded panther worm’s genome. The result? Glow-in-the-dark ...

In 1961, Osamu Shimomura and Frank Johnson isolated a protein from jellyfish that glow green under UV light. Corals, too, can fluoresce in a wide range of hues, thanks to similar proteins. Now, ...

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