whole body regeneration

wildgrass

Science

08 Mar 21

wildgrass

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08 Mar 21

I couldn't find a non-paywall link to the original article but here's an article written about an article. Seems fun!

https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-surprised-by-sea-slugs-that-sever-their-own-heads-and-regrow-brand-new-bodies/

sonhouse

Fast and Curious

slatington, pa, usa

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08 Mar 21

@wildgrass
So maybe there is another chapter in the story of the headless horseman.....

wildgrass

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16 Mar 21

@sonhouse said
@wildgrass
So maybe there is another chapter in the story of the headless horseman.....

the "body-less sea slug"?

It seems clear that a wide range of evolutionarily-primitive creatures can regenerate limbs, organs, etc. Fascinating that, at some point in evolutionary history, humans lost their ability to regenerate tissue. Can we get it back?