Flatworm Travels to Space With One Head, Comes Back With Two

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By Nathaniel Scharping
Jun 13, 2017 7:57 PMMay 17, 2019 8:35 PM
The "double-headed worm from space." (Credit: Junji Morokuma/Tufts University)
The "double-headed worm from space." Look for the googly eyes. (Credit: Junji Morokuma/Tufts University)

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Researchers have been sending animals to space for decades, and the growing roster includes everything from dogs and monkeys to scorpions and jellyfish. But a more recent animal space traveler returned to Earth with something never before seen: an extra head.

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