"First we sectioned sea star arms into thin slices from tip to center, top to bottom, and left to right," said Formery, noting that sea stars regenerate missing limbs. "We used RNA tomography to ...

[Related: The sea star’s whole body is a head ... that further study could advance our understanding of human tissue regeneration and better treatments for limb injuries.

The humble sea star is an ancient marine creature that ... or non-symmetrical organs and even regeneration defects in structures like blood vessel. Little is known about the general mechanisms ...

Or maybe appreciation comes through your differences, such as the mystical ease with which a sea star regenerates an arm or an amoeba engulfs its prey. Who wouldn’t envy such bodily freedom?

The gray sea star can grow up to 12 inches long and they also have the ability to regenerate an arm if they lose it.

With its ability to grow to as big as three feet across, armed with up to 24 limbs covered with tiny suction tubes, the ...

Sea star larvae have been stored at −200°C and thawed for the first time, a step towards restoring populations that have been ...

The sunflower sea star—which can span more than three feet ... Grappling power: Adults have up to 24 arms, juveniles just five. Limbs can regenerate if injured or bitten off.

From starfish and sea slugs to jellyfish and sponges, the ocean's invertebrates are some of the most ancient and diverse critters on Earth. And so are their superpowers, as marine biologist Drew ...