Medical Oddities: Do Jellyfish Hold a Healing Secret?
Conexiant
July 1, 2026
Researchers found that jellyfish wounds follow a consistent repair process involving actin and lamellipodia.
Larger wounds in jellyfish recruit collective cell migration for closure, while smaller wounds require both lamellipodial extension and actomyosin contraction.
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