Tiny Sea Anemone Holds Clues to Reversing Aging
A study of the scarlet sea anemone, Nematostella vectensis, identifies tiny multipotent stem cells and key genes that drive its remarkable regeneration and aging resistance, using single-cell genomics and CRISPR to link nanos2 and piwi to somatic cell fate, making it a powerful model for anti-aging research while noting that translating these findings to humans remains a challenge.