The fastest creature on the planet: scientists discover

2018 year is full of surprises in the field of scientific discoveries. After successful transplantation of the head and partial decoding of the human genome, scientists were able to find the fastest creature on the planet.

The concept of "creature" affects the world of invertebrate and unicellular inhabitants of planet Earth

The fastest creature on the planet

The scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology, located in the United States, have been able to measure the speed of movement of the freshwater inhabitant. Spirostomum ambiguum - A worm-like unicellular creature with a length of 4 mm moves in water with the help of a contraction of the body. Cilia located on the body around the perimeter help the body develop speed.

724 kilometers per hour - the unicellular organism Spirostomum ambiguum set such a speed record

The fastest creature on the planet has attracted researchers and the military. After all, having found out the principle of moving the body in water, it will be possible to reproduce the mechanism on robots or military equipment. It is hoped that the Americans use the technology for peaceful purposes.

In the media, Asian scholars point out that making dreams with opportunities is difficult. After all, it has not yet been possible to make an analogue of the human brain or other vital organs.