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The turritopsis nutricula species of jellyfish may be the only animal in the world to have truly discovered the fountain of youth. Since it is capable of cycling from a mature adult stage to an immature polyp stage and back again, there may be no natural limit to its life span. The key lies in a process called transdifferentiation, where one type of cell is transformed into another type of cell. Some animals can undergo limited transdifferentiation and regenerate organs, such as salamanders, which can regrow limbs. Turritopsi nutricula, on the other hand, can regenerate its entire body over and over again. Researchers are studying the jellyfish to discover how it is able to reverse its aging process. |
That is pretty awesome.
All we need is a tiny bit of DNA from it, and we can make humans that do that.
Of course, they'd go through a 75 year cycle of baby to adult to baby again if we did this, unless we found a better means.
Plus we'd need to seriously change it, since our bodies are much more complex than a jelly fish.
Actually, lobsters are also immortal. Studies have shown that they don't feel pain as humans do, they don't age, don't catch illness... Where most species lose the ability to reproduce over time, lobsters actually become healthier and increase in sperm/egg production. Basically, lobsters only die if you kill them. They cannot die naturally.
That's why we boil 'em alive and cook 'em. They can't feel it, and they're already 200 bajillion years old.
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Actually, lobsters are also immortal. Studies have shown that they don't feel pain as humans do, they don't age, don't catch illness... Where most species lose the ability to reproduce over time, lobsters actually become healthier and increase in sperm/egg production. Basically, lobsters only die if you kill them. They cannot die naturally.
That's why we boil 'em alive and cook 'em. They can't feel it, and they're already 200 bajillion years old. |
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All we need is a tiny bit of DNA from it, and we can make humans that do that.
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