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Sea slugs can remove their heads and regrow their bodies, scientists discover – ABC News
Scientists are hailing the discovery, saying: “Some animals can autotomise their legs or appendages or tails, but no other animal shed their whole body”.
Scientists have discovered sea slugs will sometimes detach their head and regrow their entire body, according to a study published in the Current Biology journal.
- The sea slugs were observed removing their own bodies
- It is suspected they use photosynthesis to survive while their organs are regrowing
- Scientists hope the discovery can aid research into growing human tissue
While we know of many instances of this process, called “autotomy”, such as when lizards regrow their tails, this latest discovery…
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