Scientists Find Groundbreaking Potential for Tissue Regrowth and Immortality in the Ocean (opens in new tab)

05-27-2026 From the revived corpse of Frankenstein’s monster to the disembodied hand, “Thing,” in the Addams Family, reanimated tissue is one of the most enduring images in science fiction\. It turns out, that image has some basis in nature, according to the recent discovery of a mysterious creature that lives on the seafloor that scientists are calling a “real-life zombie\.” In a new study, researchers documented the continued viability of amputated tissue from a sea cucumber for over th...