Scientists have discovered an extreme case of regeneration. Some sea slugs can regrow hearts and whole new bodies after having their heads cut off! It is being called a “wonder of nature” and was recently reported in Current Biology. This discovery could help scientists better understand how to regenerate, or regrow, human tissue in the future. Biology researcher Sayaka Mitoh said she loves studying Japanese sea slugs because they are small, cute, and strange. They can even briefly photosynthesize like a plant drawing food from the sun.
Title: Heads up! Some Sea Slugs Grow New Bodies after Losing Head
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Some Sea Slugs Grow New Bodies after Losing Head' data-article-id='5486'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='6125'>Scientists have discovered an extreme case of regeneration.</span> <span data-start-time='6125' data-end-time='16208'> Some sea slugs can regrow hearts and whole new bodies after having their heads cut off!</span> <span data-start-time='16208' data-end-time='24958'>It is being called a “wonder of nature” and was recently reported in Current Biology.</span> <span data-start-time='24958' data-end-time='35813'>This discovery could help scientists better understand how to regenerate, or regrow, human tissue in the future.</span> <span data-start-time='35813' data-end-time='49833'>Biology researcher Sayaka Mitoh said she loves studying Japanese sea slugs because they are small, cute, and strange.</span> <span data-start-time='49833' data-end-time='58250'>They can even briefly photosynthesize like a plant drawing food from the sun.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4962/C.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=17028 data-hint-location='49833' style='display:none;'><div class='question' 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