The Beane Lab

Stem Cells, Regeneration & Morphogenesis
in the age of Quantum Biology

Beane Lab planarian worm
Wound Epithelium

Wound Epithelium

F-actin (green) and nuclear (blue) staining reveals the morphology of the wound edge.

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The Beane Lab

Publications

Selected Publications

Featured Publication

Van Huizen, A.V., Morton, J.M., Kinsey, L.J., Von Kolen, D., Samuels, M.A., Bhatt, D.L., & Beane, W.S.

“Weak magnetic fields alter stem cell–mediated growth”

Science Advances, 5(1), eaau7201(2019)

Kinsey, L.J., Ai-Sun Tseng, K., & Beane, W.S.

“Accelerating an integrative view of quantum biology”

Frontiers in Physiology, 15, 1356198(2024)

Kinsey, L.J., & Beane, W.S.

“Weak Magnetic Fields Modulate Superoxide to Control Planarian Regeneration”

Frontiers in Physics, 11, 1086809(2023)

Vučković, J., Van Huizen, A.V., Kinsey, L.J., & Beane, W.S.

“Verification of radical pair mechanism predictions for weak magnetic field effects on superoxide in planarians”

bioRxiv (preprint)(2024)

Houghton, S.M., Schaefer, A.W., Sundstrom, E.J., Beane, W.S., & Bhatt, D.L.

“ROS signaling coordinates the growth of regenerating tissue across stem cell populations”

Development, 145(13), dev163022(2018)

Beane, W.S., Morokuma, J., Adams, D.S., & Levin, M.

“A Chemical Genetics Approach Reveals H,K-ATPase-Mediated Membrane Voltage Is Required for Planarian Head Patterning”

Chemistry & Biology, 18(1), 77–89(2011)

Beane, W.S., Tseng, A., Morokuma, J., Lemire, J., & Levin, M.

“Inhibition of Planar Cell Polarity Extends Neural Growth during Regeneration, Homeostasis, and Development”

Stem Cells and Development, 21(12), 2085–2094(2012)

Houghton, S.M., Kinsey, L.J., & Beane, W.S.

“RNAi-mediated knockdown of wnt-5 affects planar cell polarity and organ scaling in planarians”

Developmental Biology, 462(1), 26–36(2020)