Scientists found sea cucumber tissues that survive, swim, & change shape in lab dishes for years. 🧫 In @smithsonianmag.bsky.social, Pres & CSO @planaria1.bsky.social highlighted the most remarkable takeaway is the sustained coordination of complex biological processes still happening: bit.ly/3RDd9ml
Chunks removed from the marine creatures more than three years ago haven't degraded and show signs of biological activity, raising questions about what it means to be alive
