Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The golden apple snail can entirely regenerate its eyes (Alice Accorsi/UC Davis) Scientists are studying a type of snail that can ...

A snail may hold the key to restoring vision for people with some eye diseases. Golden apple snails (Pomacea canaliculata) are freshwater snails from South America. Alice Accorsi became familiar with ...

A freshwater snail that can regrow a fully formed eye is beginning to attract quiet attention from researchers studying vision loss. The golden apple snail, Pomacea canaliculata, can rebuild a ...

Apple snails have eyes that are anatomically similar to vertebrate eyes, including those in humans, with a lens, cornea, and retina. KANSAS CITY, MO—August 6, 2025—The eye of the apple snail is ...

Golden apple snails and humans have similar eyes with related structures. Understanding how the snails can regrow them could help scientists heal human eyes. Alice Accorsi, UC Davis At first glance, ...

The ability to regenerate lost body parts has long captured human fascination. Many creatures out in nature can perform feats of repair that far surpass our own abilities. For example, salamanders can ...

On August 6, 2025, researchers in California revealed how freshwater apple snails can regrow lost eyes. The study, published in Nature Communications, shows the process mirrors human eye anatomy and ...