This “Zombie” Sea Creature Keeps Growing After Being Cut Apart
Scientists have discovered that detached sea cucumber tissue can survive and grow in natural seawater for over three years. This finding challenges biological assumptions about tissue longevity and offers a potential new model for regenerative medicine research.
Why it matters
This discovery could provide a simpler, more ethical alternative to traditional cell cultures for studying tissue healing and cellular regeneration.
Detached sea cucumber tissue survived, healed, and grew for years in natural seawater, revealing a remarkable new model for regeneration and biomedical research.
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