Shortly after amputation of the posterior end, specialised epithelial cells begin to return to a special stem cell state (red). The missing segments are then recreated with the help of the newly formed growth zone. (IMAGE)

University of Vienna

Shortly after amputation of the posterior end, specialised epithelial cells begin to return to a special stem cell state (red). The missing segments are then recreated with the help of the newly formed growth zone.

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Shortly after amputation of the posterior end, specialised epithelial cells begin to return to a special stem cell state (red). The missing segments are then recreated with the help of the newly formed growth zone. 

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Leonie Adelmann, Universität Wien

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