Essay On Planarian Regeneration

This project is beneficial because regeneration is a big topic right now and regeneration in biology is the process of renewal , restoration , and growth that makes genomes , cells , organisms , and ecosystems resilient to natural fluctuations or events that cause disturbances or damage. So regeneration is only applicable to some animals but in the future it could grow to other animals and maybe in the far future humans with the proper research and experimentation . my data will allow scientist to know how a change in temperature can affect regeneration and that can have positive implications on the study of regeneration . planarians stem cell like cells are distributed throughout their bodies in great amounts , which helps lend them their regenerative qualities . Planarians reproduce A-sexually so they can basically clone themselves , Because they reproduce A-sexually planaria and their genomes can be created over and over again . Planarians are tiny flatworms that live in freshwater and marine environments and on plants all over the world . the cells that are in planaria are ready to transform into whatever tissue the planarian needs to regenerate their simple bodies and few tissues make planarians easy to study . A single planarian can be cut into hundreds of pieces and still regenerate into a hundred whole planarians no matter what way u cut them . planarians are cross eyed creatures . researchers discovered that planarian regeneration depends on the activity of stem cells (
In tropical and subtropical areas, once planarians are established in a greenhouse they disperse to the adjacent environment. The most common species studied in the lab is the brown planaria, Dugesia. Most are scavengers and will eat other animals that have sank to the bottom of their ponds, hence why you can use liver to capture