Scott MacLeod's Anthropology of Information Technology & Counterculture: Anglerfish: MIT and Harvard...

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- The article discusses how researchers at MIT and Harvard are studying anglerfish to learn how to grow human organs. Anglerfish have the unique ability to fuse their bodies with another fish, creating a shared blood supply and allowing them to exchange nutrients and cells.
- The researchers believe that understanding the biological mechanisms behind this fusion process could help them develop techniques for growing human organs, which could revolutionize the field of organ transplantation.
- The article explains that the researchers are using advanced imaging and genetic analysis techniques to study the anglerfish's fusion process, with the goal of eventually applying these insights to human tissue engineering.

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