The tiny freshwater polyp Hydra is a remarkable creature. It does not show any signs of aging and appears to be immortal. Researchers from Kiel University have examined this phenomenon and uncovered ...
A tiny freshwater polyp called the hydra has a rather neat trick: It can’t die. These polyps are able to accomplish this remarkable feat of apparent immorality by reproducing through budding rather ...
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. In ancient Greek myth, the Hydra was a multi-headed monster that grew two more heads for every ...
An international team of scientists have sequenced the genome of Hydra, a freshwater polyp that's been a staple of biological research for 300 years. UC Irvine researchers have played a leading role ...
The phenomenon of regeneration was discovered over 200 years ago in the freshwater polyp Hydra. Until now, however, it was largely unclear how the orderly regeneration of lost tissues or organs is ...
The phenomenon of regeneration was discovered over 200 years ago in the freshwater polyp Hydra. Until now, however, it was largely unclear how the orderly regeneration of lost tissues or organs is ...
The principle that all living things grow old eventually has always been a fact of life – till now. For nearly a decade, scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) have ...
In the absence of eyes, the fresh water polyp, Hydra magnipapillata, nevertheless reacts to light. They are diurnal, hunting during the day, and are known to move, looping end over end, or contract, ...