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11/21/2018 / By Edsel Cook

New research looks at the self-healing properties of tiny seashore creatures

Limpets are known for their ability to cling to a surface, so much so that people use the word to describe a person with similar qualities. However, the little mollusks have more things in common with humans than you would expect. An article in Science Daily stated that limpets repair damage done to their shells […]

08/07/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Scientists transfer one snail’s memory onto another, potentially unlocking secrets of human memory transfer

American researchers reported that they implanted the memory of a sea snail into another individual snail. The technique might very well be applied to humans in the future, allowing memories to be transferred, altered, or even erased. The researchers developed the technique with Aplysia snails, which are also called sea snails, sea hares, and sea […]

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