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1. Shadow said on March 19, 2010, 01:38:05 AM (-07:00)

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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.
Source: Yahoo!


What do you think of such a discovery?

2. SK said on March 19, 2010, 04:38:02 AM (-07:00)

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Jelly fish are going to take over the world!!!!! D:

3. Fubab_107 said on March 19, 2010, 09:05:41 AM (-07:00)

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Will this lead to mass mining of the jelly fish you think?

4. piexing said on March 19, 2010, 03:12:58 PM (-07:00)

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I think I read about that jellyfish once before. It's interesting, but the comments on that article are annoying.

5. Jaredvcxz said on March 19, 2010, 03:31:12 PM (-07:00)

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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.

6. LiteTheIronMan said on March 19, 2010, 08:00:22 PM (-07:00)

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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.

7. Jaredvcxz said on March 20, 2010, 04:07:08 AM (-07:00)

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Originally Posted by LiteTheIronMan View Post
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.
LOL U SED SPERM


Ok now that that's done...


It doesn't make any sense. How can they do that? Is there something in their blood that makes them rejenerate like that jelly fish?

8. The Spirit of Time said on March 20, 2010, 06:03:58 AM (-07:00)

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INTERESTING...but not that much, as I hate jellyfish.

9. Jaredvcxz said on March 20, 2010, 06:57:55 AM (-07:00)

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Originally Posted by The Spirit of Time View Post
INTERESTING...but not that much, as I hate jellyfish.
Well when you run out of jelly for your toast, don't come crying to us >:C

10. Shadow said on March 20, 2010, 07:05:23 AM (-07:00)

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Originally Posted by Jaredvcxz View Post
All we need is a tiny bit of DNA from it, and we can make humans that do that.
Imagine humans being immortal? That would be cool.
However, I'd like to point out that it's not as simple as it seems. A lot of modifications have to be done to the DNA to make it suitable for humans, otherwise we would see a jellyfish-human in the future. Also, like you said Jared, our bodies are more complex than jellyfish, so a significant amount of engineering has to be done with the DNA for it to be appropriate for our bodies.

11. Jaredvcxz said on March 20, 2010, 07:08:48 AM (-07:00)

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A lot of modifications have to be done to the DNA to make it suitable for humans
I said that, you dummkopf.

12. Magmaster12 said on March 20, 2010, 10:12:40 AM (-07:00)

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This actually does make seance, jellyfish are one of the earliest living organsms so it would seance for it to eventually adopt to be immune.

13. Ningamer said on March 20, 2010, 11:39:45 AM (-07:00)

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Let's just hope breeding season isn't for another couple hundred of years.

14. LiteTheIronMan said on March 20, 2010, 04:48:04 PM (-07:00)

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Originally Posted by Jaredvcxz View Post
LOL U SED SPERM


Ok now that that's done...


It doesn't make any sense. How can they do that? Is there something in their blood that makes them rejenerate like that jelly fish?
Some sort of sequencing in their DNA ladder that doesn't occur in most animals causes them to do that. I don't know if they regenerate, or if it's something else though.

15. Fubab_107 said on March 21, 2010, 01:03:46 AM (-07:00)

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Originally Posted by Jaredvcxz View Post
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.
Going Up...Going down...Going Up!
It's like an elevator.

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