Worm’s regeneration ability unravelled by scientists

From the Telegraph:

The research into how Planarian worms can regrow body parts – including a whole head and brain – could one day make it possible to regenerate old or damaged human organs and tissues, the University of Nottingham said.
The research, led by Dr Aziz Aboobaker, a Research Councils UK Fellow in the university’s School of Biology, shows a gene called ”Smed-prep” is essential for correctly regenerating a head and brain in Planarian worms.