The Hydra can regenerate its entire body from a few hundred cells. These animals could give us insight into wound healing and the ability to grow new tissues, organs or limbs. (Photo credit: Stefan ...

New research highlights the development of HySyn, a system designed to synthetically reconnect neural circuits using neuropeptides from Hydra, a small, freshwater organism, into the model organism C.

For two people to communicate in a loud, crowded room, they need to be standing side by side. The same is often true for neurons in the brain. But the same way a cell phone allows two people to ...