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A marine organism capable of growing a brain in less than four of the day, scientists have discovered. Researchers compare ctenophore with aliens and say that the discovery will help in the treatment of diseases Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. University of Florida employees find out that the simplest animal, similar in appearance to jelly, is actually has a unique nervous system, which has no analogues in nature, writes The Daily Mail. “By revealing the structure of these simplest, I can honestly say that we are dealing with something like aliens, “- stated one of the authors of the study, Leonid Moroz. “If you would like to meet an alien, would you think that he is fundamentally different from us. So: there is no need to wait – aliens already among us, “the scientist added. As scientists have established, ctenophores able to independently grow neurons, muscles, and their behavior much more complicated than the sponges to which they were previously attributed. “Some ctenophores can regenerate the elemental brain, also known as an aboral organ in 3.5 days, “said Frost. – In in one of the experiments, the ctenophore regenerated its brain four times. “According to the researchers, the reclassification of ctenophores changed the course of scientific thought, moreover, it indicates that that there are many ways to “create animals.” Opening, scientists say it will help in the treatment of brain injuries, and also neurodegenerative diseases such as disease Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s. In addition, according to Frost, it will open up new opportunities in bioengineering. “Our concept of evolution provided that there is only one way to create nervous system. We have simplified evolution, “said Frost.” Nature is much more complicated than we thought, “he added.
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