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Keep Your Head Worm
FromWe Have Concerns
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Length:
21 minutes
Released:
Dec 10, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Biologists at Tufts University have succeeded in inducing one species of flatworm to grow heads and brains characteristic of another species of flatworm without altering genomic sequence. The discovery could help improve understanding of birth defects and regeneration by revealing a new pathway for controlling complex pattern formation. Jeff and Anthony imagine a world with new, programmable heads, and wonder what kinds of antics these wrongheaded worms might get into.
Released:
Dec 10, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode
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