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Interview With a Worm: We’re Not So Different

Credit: Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado, Stowers Institute for Medical Research. Schmidtea mediterranea Home: Freshwater habitats along the Mediterranean Party trick: Regenerating its head Most charismatic feature: Eyespots Work site: Science labs worldwide The planarian has a power few creatures can match. Remove its head, its tail or nearly any of its body parts, and this aquatic …

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How Heat-Loving Organisms Are Helping Advance Medicine

Icelandic hot springs are the natural habitat of Rhodothermus marinus, one of many species of thermophiles that the Gennis Lab studies to better understand membrane proteins. Credit: Stock image. As the temperature climbs, most humans look for ways to cool down fast. But for some species of microorganisms, a midsummer heat wave isn’t nearly hot …

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