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Category: Molecular Biology
Posted on: August 1, 2007 3:50 AM, by Mo
This one only has two, but Wolfgang Jacob and Bernd Schierwater, of Yale University and Hanover University of Veterinary Medicine, respectively, have created jellyfish with up to 12 heads.
The multiple-headed hydromedusa (Eleutheria dichotoma) specimens were created by using RNA inhibition or antisense oligonucleotides to silence various homeobox genes (Cnox-2 and Cnox-3) that are involved in head formation.
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Comments (2)
As far as I know, jellyfish and other cnidarians have no structure that could reasonably be called a "head." Could somebody please explain to me what this is all about? I read the linked article but have delved no further.
Posted by: Sven DiMilo | August 1, 2007 11:56 AM