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Stanford University: Regenerating Worms Have Genetic Control Over Their Algal Partners
May 17, 2024
STANFORD, California, May 17 (TNSres) -- Stanford University issued the following news release:

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Researchers at Stanford have found a genetic pathway that facilitates interspecies communication between a marine worm, acoel, and its symbiotic algae.

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Many organisms are far more complex than just a single species. Humans, for example, are full of a variety of microbes. Some creatures have even more special connections, though. Acoels, u . . .

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