Flatworm Returns From Space With Two Heads!
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Worms are not the first thing that come to mind when one thinks of space travelers. However, that is exactly what the researchers from Tufts University decided to send to the International Space Station (ISS) on January 10, 2015. The group of planarian flatworms (Dugesia japonica) selected for their ability to regenerate any body part, were in varying states. Some were left whole, others had their head or tail sliced off, while a select few were shipped with neither head nor tail!
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- alpha14약 3년That is weird
- adroit_avimimus3년 이상That's so cool! I wonder if regular worms grow back their heads? Or tails? How can someone tell the difference?!
- gold3nglare4년 이상Oh my... That's cool but also gross.
- nezukolover4년 이상i always hated worms but theis is the grosset type of worm i ever saw. eeeewwwwwww 😖
- cobraqueen5년 이하sooo ugly
- l78약 5년That's REALLY weird
- kyanpokemon5년 이상lol 😂
- oof925년 이상it looks really gross but sounds so cool that maybe one day astronauts could regrow their lost limbs in space
- animal girl#ai6년 이하it looks cool but so gross
- splash6년 이하they are so cute! lol