How sea anemone cells reform into an organism

New insights into the self-organisation and regeneration of tissues | Researchers at the University of Vienna have discovered a key mechanism that enables sea anemones to regenerate into a fully developed organism from disorganised clusters of cells. The study, published in Nature Communications, shows that the so-called Notch signalling pathway controls tissue organisation and the formation of the body axis. The findings provide new insights into the fundamental rules of biological self-organisation and could help us better understand how tissues form, organise themselves and regenerate following disruption.