Current Biology
Regeneration: A planarian DIY fertility restoration guide
CommentaryMechanisms
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.
The paper
National Institutes of Health
Current Biology, 20 Apr 2026



