In the apple eye of evolution: Camera-type eye regeneration - the Node Behind the paper stories from "A genetically tractable non-vertebrate system to study complete camera-type eye regeneration" We are all stepping into a

#Behindthepaper stories: @accorsi-alice.bsky.social & @planaria1.bsky.social share how curiosity & passion driven research revealed that apple snails can regenerate full camera type eyes.

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Apple snails regrow their eyes - and may help humans do the same Apple snails can regrow their entire eyes. Scientists are now using them to uncover new ways to restore human vision.

"Humans carry the same developmental genes, but in mammals they’re mostly silenced after embryogenesis ends. Identifying reactivation signals may reveal molecular switches to coax human eye tissues into self-repair."
Fascinating story! 🐌👀🧬 #AppleSnails #Eyes #Biology #Genetics #Nature

Apple snails can regrow their eyeballs If you step on a snail, you’ll know it. The crunch of its shell or the feel of their squishy, slimy bodies underfoot. Despite their slow speeds, and simple bodies, apple snails (Pomacea canaliculata)...

Apple snails can regrow their eyeballs #Science #Biology #Zoology #AppleSnails #Regeneration

Florida snail kite holding its primary food source: an apple snail. This beautiful bird is endangered.

The snail kite is a medium-sized raptor known for its specialized diet. It is endangered due to habitat loss and disruption of water flow impacting its primary food source-- apple snails. But lookee there! It's holding one in its claw. 🙂
#birds #photography #SnailKite #applesnails #florida

little dinosaurs make my day - lots of clouds making the sky worth staring at - bucket of empty apple snail shells
#anoles #lizards #clouds #nature #sky #storms #applesnails
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Reaffirming science night working on data analysis w 2 of my undergrads. Looks like exciting finds from #applesnails in #Belize. Excited 2 run results by @pomacea.bsky.social soon! Just a note - my current project would not be possible without what I learned from past #NSF collaboration.

In good science news for today, our initial sequencing of #applesnails from #Belize looks interesting. Certainly not what everyone thinks they are! Now to be more of a #Geneious and figure it all out.

Met w 1 of new #undergrads in lab Sarah to show her how to craft w #applesnails - check out these snail & Operculum earrings! Previous lab creations have included ornaments & S-car-gos! Gave her a small budget to get more supplies! #labfun #artscience #whatsnext #creativity #finalsstressrelease