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Regeneration: A planarian DIY fertility restoration guide

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Abstract

In planarians, fertility is fleeting but is restored through whole-body regeneration. A new study reveals that shifting axial gradients cause female reproductive system deterioration during aging, underscoring the importance and challenge of patterning fidelity in long-lived animals undergoing constant turnover.

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National Institutes of Health

Current Biology, 20 Apr 2026

doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2026.03.032PubMed 42013814