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Regarding how the body "knows" how to form missing pieces, might be worth checking out Michael Levin's research regarding bio-electricity. Most interesting find
by l2p 5y ago
Regarding how the body "knows" how to form missing pieces, might be worth checking out Michael Levin's research regarding bio-electricity. Most interesting finding to me is that once modified, the animal bodies continue to produce different parts as if there is some electrical "memory" in the cells.
Here is an overview video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XheAMrS8Q1c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XheAMrS8Q1c, though there are much longer lectures and papers which I would recommend if you are interested.
- lifeplusplus 5y agoeven more crazy : https://phys.org/news/2013-07-flat-worms-retain-memories-decapitation.html https://phys.org/news/2013-07-flat-worms-retain-memories-dec...
- spyder 5y agoAnother related article: https://knowablemagazine.org/article/living-world/2020/how-do-bodies-position-arms-legs-wings-and-organs https://knowablemagazine.org/article/living-world/2020/how-d...