Scientists have discovered an amazing marine organism that can grow a brain in less than four days. Some experts consider the comb jelly to be an alien intelligence for this ability.
Experts from the University of Florida in the course of research found that the simplest animal, which looks like jelly, has a unique nervous system that has no analogues in nature. According to scientists, this feature can be used in the treatment of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.
According to one of the authors of the study, Leonid Morozov, having studied the structure of these protozoa, we can say that their body is something special.
After observing an unusual organism, the researchers found that ctenophores have the ability to grow neurons, and their behavior is much more complex than that of sponges, to which they were previously attributed. Morozov reported that the organisms studied were also capable of regenerating the elemental brain, known as the aboral organ, in just 3.5 days. During one of the experiments, the comb jelly regenerated its brain four times.
Experts believe that new information about this marine organism has radically changed the course of scientific thought. Moreover, this discovery allows us to judge that in fact there are many ways of the emergence of the animal world on Earth. Also, the results of the study provide for the future use of them in the treatment of brain injuries, as well as diseases such as Alzheimer's or Parkinson's.
According to scientists, the early concept of evolution provided for the existence of only one way of formation of the nervous system, which simplified evolution. In fact, nature is more complex than people thought. According to Morozov, the discovery will open up new possibilities in bioengineering.