February 22, 2013

Can Humans Become Mutant Superheroes?

Beth Ashbridge, PolicyMic


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Before I jump into why humans may or may not have the potential to spawn superhero offspring, let’s first consider the simple earthworm (bear with me). No. In fact. The mutant earthworm.

These super power night crawlers are as distinct from normal earthworms as humans are from mice. Specifically, these invincible segmented tubes have recently appeared in an old copper mine in Devon, Great Britain.

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TAGGED: mutation, worms, genetics, evolution

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