A sea star is only a head

Trends Genet. 2024 Jan 31:S0168-9525(24)00008-8. doi: 10.1016/j.tig.2024.01.008. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTWhere are the front and back ends in a sea star? Formery et al. recently tackled this long-standing mystery using state-of-the-art molecular tools, leading them to suggest that a sea star may be constructed from components that, in other animals, would constitute only the head.PMID:38302301 | DOI:10.1016/j.tig.2024.01.008

Source: Trends in Genetics : TIG - February 1, 2024 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Andreas Hejnol Source Type: research