Marine scientists have long wondered how they evolved to have such anatomy—and where their ... that means a brain, but starfish don’t have that organ. Instead the head genes are involved ...

Is there a molecular axis hidden under all this weird anatomy and what is its role in a starfish forming a pentaradial body plan?” Together, the data created a 3D map to determine where genes ...

This at least is the conclusion of a landmark recent paper in the journal Nature, which solved a lingering puzzle about starfish anatomy by turning to the enigmatic echinoderm's genes. Echinoderms ...

Indeed, various animals have developed multiple brain-like organs, bestowing on them abilities ... a result of their specialized brain anatomy, allowing them to exhibit complex behaviors such ...

The study shows the differences between the physiology of the human body and that of the ... research have suggested how starfish are able to regrow whole organs and appendages, the SDU study ...

But close examination of Stan's anatomy after he was caught off the coast of Cornwall last week suggests he was born that way. A normal starfish has a central disc which is effectively the ...

However, when the foreign object is lodged deep inside the organism, like a bullet between the internal organs, most organisms have no way to get rid of it without surgery. The starfish do not ...