Open AccessBipolarity in planarians is not induced by space travel
Author(s) -
Sluys Ronald,
Stocchino Giacinta A.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
regeneration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2052-4412
DOI - 10.1002/reg2.90
Subject(s) - flatworm , planarian , planaria , stock (firearms) , turbellaria , space (punctuation) , biology , neuroscience , regeneration (biology) , zoology , geography , microbiology and biotechnology , computer science , archaeology , operating system
Available evidence strongly suggests that alternative, Earth‐bound explanations should be sought first for the occurrence of a single bipolar planarian flatworm returning from space travel. Double‐headed worms have been amply documented as arising under experimental conditions as well as spontaneously in stock cultures of planarians.