Researchers reveal bioelectric patterns guiding worms’ regenerative body plan after injury

Researchers have succeeded in permanently rewriting flatworms’ regenerative body shape by resetting their internal bioelectric pattern memory, causing even normal-appearing flatworms to harbor the “code” to regenerate as two-headed worms. The findings, published today in Biophysical Journal, suggest an alternative to genomic editing for large-scale regenerative control, according to the authors.