From the 2006 Holiday Lectures — Potent Biology: Stem Cells, Cloning, and Regeneration

Planarian Regeneration and Stem Cells

A mini-documentary discussing the remarkable regenerative capabilities of the planarian, and how HHMI researcher Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado uses them to study the biology of stem cells.

11 minutes 46 seconds
Play Large: MOV / WMV (114 MB)
Play Small: MOV / WMV (38 MB)

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