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Sloan Library Discovery > An animal with a superpower — it can fuse with another and become one

An animal with a superpower — it can fuse with another and become one

Scientists discovered that comb jellies can fuse and become one organism with two sets of body parts. There are intriguing ways this could one day result in advances in how humans have organ or limb transplants.

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  • An animal with a superpower — it can fuse with another and become one (NPR 2024)
  • Alternate article: When Two Sea Aliens Become One (NYT 2024)
  • Primary Resource: Rapid physiological integration of fused ctenophores (Cell 2024)

Filed Under: Sloan Library Discovery

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