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Planarian flatworms have the remarkable capacity to regenerate their entire body. Despite a wealth of molecular-genetic data, no constructive model of regenerative patterning exists. Levin and colleagues (doi:10.1242/bio.20123400) created a formalism for abstracting key features of flatworm anatomy from functional experimental data; an example of this graph representation is shown here superimposed upon successive stages of head regeneration in an amputated worm. New artificial intelligence tools can use the formalism and database to help derive algorithmic models of regeneration, establishing a new bioinformatics of shape.
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Interviews – Tiyasha Sarkar and Komal Panchal
We champion the next generation of biologists and are pleased to give first authors the chance to discuss their research in interviews alongisde their papers. In our latest issue, Tiyasha talks about her work on neurological disorders and Komal discusses her research on Alzheimer’s disease.
Cover article - Cell-to-cell communication mediates glioblastoma progression in Drosophila
Issue 9’s cover is a glioblastoma single brain hemisphere section from Drosophila third-instar larvae, from a study by Portela and colleagues.