The group in charge of this mission, led by Michael Levin from ... There's no indication yet what caused this two-headed worm, whether it was the lack of gravity, ...

But researcher Michael Levin out of Tufts University hopes to test his limb-regenerating experiments on humans. Since 2013, Levin has been applying his knowledge of biological regeneration found ...

The point, as Tufts University biologist Michael Levin put it in a release, ... but at least we've got two-headed space worms. Regeneration, 2017. DOI: 10.1002/reg2.79 .

"This one worm, due to its space travel experience, the cells got confused, and grew a head at the posterior end," biologist Michael Levin, co-author of the study, told As It Happens host Carol Off.

Worm Grows 2 Heads in Space, Surprising Scientists. News. By Mindy Weisberger published 13 June 2017 Mindy Weisberger published 13 June 2017 ...

"Seeing a two-headed flatworm was pretty remarkable," Michael Levin, a Tufts University biologist who co-authored the paper, tells Smithsonian.com. And when the team cut off the new heads, they ...

IRA FLATOW: Would never have guessed that a worm has an individual personality, but I’m glad you told us about that. Oh, MICHAEL LEVIN: Yeah. Yeah. IRA FLATOW: Yeah. Once they got back on Earth, ...

Michael Levin and Tal Shomrat, Tufts University. Sarah Laskow. Published Dec 31, 2013. Topic Climate + Culture ... If you snip off both its head and tail, one worm can become three worms.

Though a two-headed worm is rare, what happened afterwards is downright bizzare. After the two-headed worm had both of its heads removed by researchers, the middle section grew two heads as well.

A two-headed worm is changing what we know about survival in space. Q&A | Torah Kachur ... The group in charge of this mission, led by Michael Levin from Tufts University in Boston ...

The regenerative power of flatworms — which can regrow into complete individuals after they've been cut into pieces — is well-known among scientists. Scientists sent the worms into space to ...