Some of our closest invertebrate cousins, like this Acorn worm, have the ability to perfectly regenerate any part of their body that's cut off - including the head and nervous system. Humans have most of the same genes, so scientists are trying to work out whether human regeneration is possible, too.
Regeneration – now that'd be a nice superpower to have. Injure an arm? Chop it off and wait for it to grow back. Dicky knee? Ingrown toenail? Lop off your leg and get two for one!
It sounds ridiculous, but there's a growing number of scientists that believe body part regeneration is not only possible, but achievable in humans. After all, not only are there plenty of animals that can do it, we can do it ourselves for our skin, nails, and bits of other organs.
Perhaps humans don't regrow body parts because, unlike worms, they have an idea 'how much that stings.'
(Score: 2) by TheRaven on Friday December 02 2016, @11:12AM
Google produced a link to the 2016 Democratic Primary Debate as he top hit.
Bing produced a link to Meryl Streep's Wikipedia page as the top hit.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday December 02 2016, @12:16PM
Google thinks this is about Tara Moss or a feminist book shop
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Friday December 02 2016, @07:47PM
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=%22The+new+brain+won%27t+know+that+it%27s+an+ambassador%22 [duckduckgo.com]
http://www.rulit.me/books/birthright-read-241876-31.html [rulit.me]
http://dado.msk.ru/rlib/utf8/378138.html [dado.msk.ru]
Birthright, by Mike Resnick, Chapter 9, The Medics
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday December 03 2016, @12:04AM
I 100% AC - someone upvote parent please, those are golden links