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Some time ago there was a post on HN about one scientist who made a simple organism to grow two heads by messing with the intercellular magnetic fields. No DNA
by akomtu 5y ago
Some time ago there was a post on HN about one scientist who made a simple organism to grow two heads by messing with the intercellular magnetic fields. No DNA changes, just magnetic fields.
There's a way to check this hypothesis without cutting fingers. Salamanders can regrow tails. So get a salamander, cut its tail, use some magnetic field generator to mess with the regrowth process and see what happens.
- inglor_cz 5y agoThe scientist is Michael Levin and his work, while absolutely legit, is so far from current mainstream that I am a bit afraid it might not be adapted for medical use in our lifetimes. Or possibly only after a major upheaval, much like mRNA deployment was accelerated by Covid. (mRNA co-pioneer Dr. Katalin Karikó ran into similar problems - the concept of mRNA was too revolutionary to be fully grasped by the PennU administration.) https://wyss.harvard.edu/news/mike-levin-on-electrifying-insights-into-how-bodies-form/ https://wyss.harvard.edu/news/mike-levin-on-electrifying-ins... https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/05/10/persuading-the-body-to-regenerate-its-limbs https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/05/10/persuading-the...