Sea cucumber detached tissues survive independently for over three years, study finds
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Saugat Bolakhe
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Researchers have discovered that detached tissues from sea cucumbers, specifically from their tube feet and feeding tentacles, can survive independently for more than three years after being separated from the organism. This phenomenon, described as 'zombie' tissues, challenges conventional understanding of biological dependency and could have significant implications for the study of aging and tissue regeneration. The scarlet sea cucumber (a species of Holothuria) naturally sheds and regenerates these appendages, but the finding that the detached tissue remains alive independently is unprecedented and could shape future research in regenerative medicine and aging.
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· 3 pulledThere's no such thing as Thing, the disembodied hand that loyally skitters around the fictional Addams Family in the popular television series Wednesday. But at least one species of sea cucumber has something close.
Detached tissues from the sea cucumber's tube feet and feeding tentacles survived for more than three years, a find that could shape the study of aging.
While sea cucumbers can naturally shed and regenerate these tentacles, researchers have also found that detached tentacle tissue can remain alive independently after being separated from the organism.
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