Hydra: an out-group moves toward the center

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Scientists discussed new research on Hydra at the 8th International Workshop on Hydroid Development in September, 1999. Hydra had fallen out of favor as a research subject but is now the focus of study as the closest out-group to the triploblastic metazoans.

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Hydra moves! - The 4th International Workshop on Hydroid Development

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The 4th International Workshop on Hydroid Development held in Gunzburg, Germany presented new research developments on the freshwater cnidarian, Hydra. These include reports on a neuropeptide, the head activator (HA), responsible for head regeneration, a Hydra mutant devoid of head sensory nerve cells essential in the activity of HA and discussions on Hydra stem cells.

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Hydra and the development of animal form: the 11th International Hydra Workshop

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A review of the 11th International Workshop on Hydra Development at Tutzing, Germany from 17-20 September, 2007, highlighting the developments and progress in the field of genomic of the small cnidarian Hydra is presented.

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