Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A January 2023 PMID 36689663

The sea spider overturns the paradigm of the absence of axial regeneration in molting animals.

Georg Brenneis, Karina Frankowski, Laura Maaß, Gerhard Scholtz

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Discussions highlight how the research overturns previous assumptions about molting animals' regeneration capabilities, with comments praising the study's scientific rigor and implications for biology, using enthusiastic words like 'overturns,' 'regenerates,' and 'paradigm shift.' The tone and choice of words reflect strong admiration and curiosity about the significance of these findings.

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Posts show high enthusiasm and curiosity, with many references to how the research challenges existing beliefs and the implications of sea spiders regenerating major body parts.

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Conrad Helm
@conrad_helm · X

The sea spider Pycnogonum litorale overturns the paradigm of the absence of axial regeneration in molting animals!!!! Great article by Georg Brenneis et al.; https://t.co/NdwVLqx47m https://t.co/hyxQoE5fgN

Jan 27, 2023 · 56 likes · 17 shares · 735 followers View post →
PNASNews
@PNASNews · X

Sea spiders can regenerate whole limbs and nearly complete body segments and most of their back halves, including the hindgut, anus, musculature, and parts of reproductive organs. In PNAS: https://t.co/k9dWFVvJQE https://t.co/rqgUy01iuB

Jan 26, 2023 · 32 likes · 13 shares · 181,486 followers View post →
Phys.org
@physorg_com · X

#Seaspiders can regrow #bodyparts, not just limbs: study @PNASNews https://t.co/X5DkcNzC7C https://t.co/m7u69JPoh7

Jan 24, 2023 · 24 likes · 8 shares · 1,024,261 followers View post →
Dr. Stephanie
@punkrockscience.bsky.social · Bluesky

So pycnogonid sea spiders can apparently regrow all kinds of parts of their lower anatomy, including - get this - the gonads and anus. I want to see the grant proposal that funded this research.

Jun 19, 2023 · 12 likes · 3 shares View post →
Jun
@ni075 · X

メモ2023:ウミグモの前代未聞な再生能力https://t.co/lYeBd3tRGg Pycnogonum litorale幼体:欠損した後半身(体節・脚・内臓・肛門含む)をほぼ完全まで再生可能|成体:再生不可能|「脱皮動物は体軸再生能力を持たない」説を覆す|ウミグモは基盤的な鋏角類:体軸再生能力は節足動物の祖先形質?

Jan 30, 2023 · 8 likes · 3 shares · 6,003 followers View post →
Michelotto8legs
@Michelotto8legs · X

@papodecobra @ALTourinho kkkkkk Os picnogônidos, ou aranhas-do-mar, são o grupo de quelicerados marinhos mais ancestral vivo hoje. Esse artigo aqui (https://t.co/pZxr6yUit0) mostrou que eles conseguem regenerar partes do corpo que nenhum outro artrópode conseguia até então, o ânus e o aparato reprodutor

Feb 9, 2023 · 5 likes · 1 share · 51,635 followers View post →

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Dr. Stephanie
@punkrockscience.bsky.social · Bluesky

So pycnogonid sea spiders can apparently regrow all kinds of parts of their lower anatomy, including - get this - the gonads and anus. I want to see the grant proposal that funded this research.

Jun 19, 2023 · 12 likes · 3 shares View post →
RRID Robot
@RobotRrid · X

The authors of "The sea spider <i>Pycnogonum litorale</i> overturn…" (https://t.co/3G1x6MM7wm) included RRIDs in their paper! We appreciate the author's support of reproducibility. #methodsmatter #RRID

Mar 2, 2023 · 161 followers View post →
Julia B.
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RT @JuliaB_fitness: @NaturePortfolio @Nature @BDLevyLab @CNSerhanLab @npure3 @drmichaellevin The sea spider Pycnogonum litorale overturns t…

Feb 11, 2023 · 1 share · 2,270 followers View post →
Julia B.
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@NaturePortfolio @Nature @BDLevyLab @CNSerhanLab @npure3 @drmichaellevin The sea spider Pycnogonum litorale overturns the paradigm of the absence of axial regeneration in molting animals. 2023 https://t.co/0lhHr33ivb

Feb 11, 2023 · 2 likes · 1 share · 2,270 followers View post →
Yuri
@yuseixas · X

RT @Michelotto8legs: @papodecobra @ALTourinho kkkkkk Os picnogônidos, ou aranhas-do-mar, são o grupo de quelicerados marinhos mais ancestr…

Feb 9, 2023 · 1 share · 190 followers View post →
Michelotto8legs
@Michelotto8legs · X

@papodecobra @ALTourinho kkkkkk Os picnogônidos, ou aranhas-do-mar, são o grupo de quelicerados marinhos mais ancestral vivo hoje. Esse artigo aqui (https://t.co/pZxr6yUit0) mostrou que eles conseguem regenerar partes do corpo que nenhum outro artrópode conseguia até então, o ânus e o aparato reprodutor

Feb 9, 2023 · 5 likes · 1 share · 51,635 followers View post →
jebyrnes (he/him)
@jebyrnes · X

RT @lifedispersing@ecoevo.social futurebird can’t see these sea spiders without thinking about this recent study showing that they can regrow their butts

Feb 6, 2023 · 4,568 followers View post →
דוידסון אונליין
@DavidsonOnline · X

למחקר המקורי (באנגלית): https://t.co/DwTu42PsS8 לקריאה בהרחבה (באנגלית): https://t.co/XRrm89aJPh

Feb 5, 2023 · 2 likes · 5,482 followers View post →
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RT @physorg_com: #Seaspiders can regrow #bodyparts, not just limbs: study @PNASNews https://t.co/X5DkcNzC7C https://t.co/m7u69JPoh7

Feb 2, 2023 · 8 shares · 1,791 followers View post →
Hoyaboya
@Hoyaboya11 · X

RT @ni075: メモ2023:ウミグモの前代未聞な再生能力https://t.co/lYeBd3tRGg Pycnogonum litorale幼体:欠損した後半身(体節・脚・内臓・肛門含む)をほぼ完全まで再生可能|成体:再生不可能|「脱皮動物は体軸再生能力を持たない」説…

Jan 30, 2023 · 3 shares · 390 followers View post →
青柳
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RT @ni075: メモ2023:ウミグモの前代未聞な再生能力https://t.co/lYeBd3tRGg Pycnogonum litorale幼体:欠損した後半身(体節・脚・内臓・肛門含む)をほぼ完全まで再生可能|成体:再生不可能|「脱皮動物は体軸再生能力を持たない」説…

Jan 30, 2023 · 3 shares · 732 followers View post →
とよけらとぷす
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RT @ni075: メモ2023:ウミグモの前代未聞な再生能力https://t.co/lYeBd3tRGg Pycnogonum litorale幼体:欠損した後半身(体節・脚・内臓・肛門含む)をほぼ完全まで再生可能|成体:再生不可能|「脱皮動物は体軸再生能力を持たない」説…

Jan 30, 2023 · 3 shares · 2,151 followers View post →
Jun
@ni075 · X

メモ2023:ウミグモの前代未聞な再生能力https://t.co/lYeBd3tRGg Pycnogonum litorale幼体:欠損した後半身(体節・脚・内臓・肛門含む)をほぼ完全まで再生可能|成体:再生不可能|「脱皮動物は体軸再生能力を持たない」説を覆す|ウミグモは基盤的な鋏角類:体軸再生能力は節足動物の祖先形質?

Jan 30, 2023 · 8 likes · 3 shares · 6,003 followers View post →
Jun
@ni075 · X

RT @conrad_helm: The sea spider Pycnogonum litorale overturns the paradigm of the absence of axial regeneration in molting animals!!!! Grea…

Jan 30, 2023 · 17 shares · 6,003 followers View post →
Victor Conde
@WormCondeVela · X

RT @conrad_helm: The sea spider Pycnogonum litorale overturns the paradigm of the absence of axial regeneration in molting animals!!!! Grea…

Jan 28, 2023 · 17 shares · 69 followers View post →
Carlos Martín-Blanco
@CarlosMartnBla1 · X

RT @conrad_helm: The sea spider Pycnogonum litorale overturns the paradigm of the absence of axial regeneration in molting animals!!!! Grea…

Jan 28, 2023 · 17 shares · 219 followers View post →
Dr Michelle Taylor
@Dr_MTaylor · X

RT @conrad_helm: The sea spider Pycnogonum litorale overturns the paradigm of the absence of axial regeneration in molting animals!!!! Grea…

Jan 28, 2023 · 17 shares · 2,672 followers View post →
ACIMAR COLOMBIA
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RT @conrad_helm: The sea spider Pycnogonum litorale overturns the paradigm of the absence of axial regeneration in molting animals!!!! Grea…

Jan 27, 2023 · 17 shares · 43 followers View post →
Hernando Campos C.
@nhc4201 · X

RT @conrad_helm: The sea spider Pycnogonum litorale overturns the paradigm of the absence of axial regeneration in molting animals!!!! Grea…

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Lukáš Laibl
@lukas_laibl · X

RT @conrad_helm: The sea spider Pycnogonum litorale overturns the paradigm of the absence of axial regeneration in molting animals!!!! Grea…

Jan 27, 2023 · 17 shares · 2,374 followers View post →
内田
@uchida_kawasaki · X

【蜘蛛出演中】ウミグモは失った生殖器と肛門を再生できる。驚愕の事実を知って科学者騒然 https://t.co/q666Je6sKG https://t.co/2lGydwMWSo

Jan 27, 2023 · 1,931 followers View post →
StemDevEvo
@stemdevevo · X

RT @conrad_helm: The sea spider Pycnogonum litorale overturns the paradigm of the absence of axial regeneration in molting animals!!!! Grea…

Jan 27, 2023 · 17 shares · 1,135 followers View post →
Pavel Tomancak
@PavelTomancak · X

RT @conrad_helm: The sea spider Pycnogonum litorale overturns the paradigm of the absence of axial regeneration in molting animals!!!! Grea…

Jan 27, 2023 · 17 shares · 8,723 followers View post →
Christopher B. Cameron - invertevo.bsky.social
@InvertEvo · X

RT @conrad_helm: The sea spider Pycnogonum litorale overturns the paradigm of the absence of axial regeneration in molting animals!!!! Grea…

Jan 27, 2023 · 17 shares · 965 followers View post →
Arjuna Rajakumar, PhD
@ArjunaRajakumar · X

RT @conrad_helm: The sea spider Pycnogonum litorale overturns the paradigm of the absence of axial regeneration in molting animals!!!! Grea…

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ケムシ屋
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Felix Quade
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RT @conrad_helm: The sea spider Pycnogonum litorale overturns the paradigm of the absence of axial regeneration in molting animals!!!! Grea…

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Maksim Nesterenko
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Takei Lab
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The sea spider Pycnogonum litorale overturns the paradigm of the absence of axial regeneration in molting animals | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences https://t.co/ULJlu03ZEp

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Masa-aki Yoshida
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RT @conrad_helm: The sea spider Pycnogonum litorale overturns the paradigm of the absence of axial regeneration in molting animals!!!! Grea…

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Conrad Helm
@conrad_helm · X

The sea spider Pycnogonum litorale overturns the paradigm of the absence of axial regeneration in molting animals!!!! Great article by Georg Brenneis et al.; https://t.co/NdwVLqx47m https://t.co/hyxQoE5fgN

Jan 27, 2023 · 56 likes · 17 shares · 735 followers View post →
Washington Candeia
@washaraujo369 · X

RT @PNASNews: Sea spiders can regenerate whole limbs and nearly complete body segments and most of their back halves, including the hindgut…

Jan 26, 2023 · 13 shares · 41 followers View post →
Vaughn Bodden
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RT @PNASNews: Sea spiders can regenerate whole limbs and nearly complete body segments and most of their back halves, including the hindgut…

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José Roberto
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RT @PNASNews: Sea spiders can regenerate whole limbs and nearly complete body segments and most of their back halves, including the hindgut…

Jan 26, 2023 · 13 shares · 75 followers View post →
PNASNews
@PNASNews · X

Sea spiders can regenerate whole limbs and nearly complete body segments and most of their back halves, including the hindgut, anus, musculature, and parts of reproductive organs. In PNAS: https://t.co/k9dWFVvJQE https://t.co/rqgUy01iuB

Jan 26, 2023 · 32 likes · 13 shares · 181,486 followers View post →
Spider_papers
@spiderspapers · X

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Jan 25, 2023 · 256 followers View post →
新しい天使
@neostenshi · X

【再生できますが、なにか?】ウミグモは体の大半を再生できることが判明。リアルに『蜘蛛ですが、なにか?』状態ですが、なにか? 『The sea spider Pycnogonum litorale overturns the paradigm of the absence of axial regeneration in molting animals』https://t.co/tWZrmyclQg

Jan 25, 2023 · 2 likes · 4,091 followers View post →
Abelus
@abelusmx · X

RT @physorg_com: #Seaspiders can regrow #bodyparts, not just limbs: study @PNASNews https://t.co/X5DkcNzC7C https://t.co/m7u69JPoh7

Jan 24, 2023 · 8 shares · 380 followers View post →
Wanninger Lab
@WanningerLab · X

RT @stem_univie: The study by Georg Brenneis, Karina Frankowski, Laura Maaß and Gerhard Scholtz was recently published in @PNASNews. Read…

Jan 24, 2023 · 1 share · 1,380 followers View post →
University of Vienna STEM
@stem_univie · X

The study by Georg Brenneis, Karina Frankowski, Laura Maaß and Gerhard Scholtz was recently published in @PNASNews. Read it here: ⤵ https://t.co/JrcPGA0jx9

Jan 24, 2023 · 5 likes · 1 share · 1,039 followers View post →
Bruce Kiesel
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This should help. https://t.co/gcRJuohmM1 https://t.co/tBSnufXdJP

Jan 24, 2023 · 111 followers View post →
serrgv
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RT @physorg_com: #Seaspiders can regrow #bodyparts, not just limbs: study @PNASNews https://t.co/X5DkcNzC7C https://t.co/m7u69JPoh7

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Hiryu Oyashio
@Sokuo_Ichigeki · X

RT @physorg_com: #Seaspiders can regrow #bodyparts, not just limbs: study @PNASNews https://t.co/X5DkcNzC7C https://t.co/m7u69JPoh7

Jan 24, 2023 · 8 shares · 880 followers View post →
Manu Gupta
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RT @physorg_com: #Seaspiders can regrow #bodyparts, not just limbs: study @PNASNews https://t.co/X5DkcNzC7C https://t.co/m7u69JPoh7

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Jane Fleming
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RT @physorg_com: #Seaspiders can regrow #bodyparts, not just limbs: study @PNASNews https://t.co/X5DkcNzC7C https://t.co/m7u69JPoh7

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Mr. Cauthers
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RT @physorg_com: #Seaspiders can regrow #bodyparts, not just limbs: study @PNASNews https://t.co/X5DkcNzC7C https://t.co/m7u69JPoh7

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Phys.org
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#Seaspiders can regrow #bodyparts, not just limbs: study @PNASNews https://t.co/X5DkcNzC7C https://t.co/m7u69JPoh7

Jan 24, 2023 · 24 likes · 8 shares · 1,024,261 followers View post →
Phys.org Biology
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RT @physorg_com: #Seaspiders can regrow #bodyparts, not just limbs: study @PNASNews https://t.co/X5DkcNzC7C https://t.co/m7u69JPoh7

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Masa-aki Yoshida
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Jan 23, 2023 · 1 share · 2,867 followers View post →
LIB
@L_I_B · X

The sea spider Pycnogonum litorale overturns the paradigm of the absence of axial regeneration in molting animals https://t.co/okM7j2e28t ウミグモいろいろ再生

Jan 23, 2023 · 3 likes · 1 share · 2,156 followers View post →