Comb jellies fuse together when injured, study finds

Research reveals 'sea walnuts' fuse together if they become injured, and nervous systems mergeIt might not be what the Spice Girls envisaged when they sang 2 Become 1, but scientists have found comb jellies do actually fuse together if they are injured.Researchers studying a species of the gelatinous marine invertebrates known as "sea walnuts" said they made the discovery after spotting an unusually shaped individual in the laboratory tank. Continue reading...