In the name of survival, starfish sever their own body parts to escape predators. They will also eventually regenerate those lost limbs, but how this biological process works has remained a mystery.

After starfish autotomize a limb, that limb eventually regenerates ... In the future, finding out why some animals have the ability to regenerate may tell us why we either never evolved it ...

starfish shed one or more of their limbs to flee their hunters. The severed, writhing body part distracts the attacker, allowing the starfish to glide away. Over time, the starfish can even regenerate ...

By deciphering the secrets of starfish self-amputation, we hope to advance our understanding of tissue regeneration and develop innovative therapies for limb injuries." The study, published in the ...

Starfish are known to possess the ability to regenerate limbs lost over time. Therefore, understanding the processes related to this ability could have implications for regenerative medicine and ...

and these are actually the same genes found in starfish and Hydra,” says Elchaninov. “Maybe there will be a way to ‘wake up’ these genes also in postnatal development, and regenerate limbs.” “But this ...

By deciphering the secrets of starfish self-amputation, we hope to advance our understanding of tissue regeneration and develop innovative therapies for limb injuries." ...