Fact of the Day: This sea creature can grow an entire new body from a single arm
Sea stars exhibit remarkable regeneration, capable of regrowing entire limbs after injury. This process involves sealing wounds, a rush of stem-cell-like cells, and the formation of a blastema that reconstructs the lost appendage. Remarkably, a severed arm with a piece of the central disc can even grow a new body.
Sea stars exhibit remarkable regeneration, capable of regrowing entire limbs after injury. This process involves sealing wounds, a rush of stem-cell-like cells, and the formation of a blastema that reconstructs the lost appendage. Remarkably, a severed arm with a piece of the central disc can even grow a new body.
