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Sep 19, 2022 · Share +. Image Credit: Redux/ The New York Times Syndicate. There’s a type of jellyfish that’s one of the rare creatures on the planet that can be considered immortal. Meet Turritopsis dohrnii, the jellyfish species that never dies. At least, not in the way that we might understand death. The cellular mechanism behind its longevity is ...
Feb 1, 2023 · What if we could be biologically immortal like a hydra—a tiny freshwater creature that can continuously renew its cells? Or what if we could turn back the clock like some jellyfish that never ...
Jun 3, 2013 · Marina Koren. June 3, 2013. This European lobster ( Homarus gammarus) can live at least 50 years in the wild. Courtesy of Wikicommons/Cefaclor. In recent weeks, photos of lobsters have been ...
May 11, 2023 · Rotifera. Bdelloidea. Adinetida. Philodinavidae. Rotaria. Bdelloids. Lifespan: One hundred Million Years (Immortal) Bdelloids are a group of freshwater rotifers (zooplankton) that can be considered “ immortal ” in the sense that they can tolerate extreme conditions like high heat, low temperature, and extreme pressure.
Dec 13, 2021 · December 13, 2021. The hydra’s unusual ability to regenerate parts of its body makes the creatures biologically immortal. Choksawatdikorn / Science Photo Library via Getty Images. Thanks to new ...
Nov 28, 2017 · Because that’s how they reproduce, that means that the cells in there, the somatic cells, must be immortal. Most animals, like us, reproduce secually so we use germ cells - sperm and egg, and so the species continues through this process of sexual reproduction. But these animals have done away with that, they just have adult animals that ...
The so-called ‘immortal’ jellyfish, or Turritopsis dohrnii, can somehow reprogramme the identity of its own cells, returning it to an earlier stage of life. In other words, it can age in reverse and morph from an adult back into a baby. The jellyfish has the ability to become a younger version of itself - a spectacular survival mechanism that plays out when it gets old or sick or faces danger.
