EzequielLayag Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 Immortality in jellyfish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taeto Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 Likely referring to Turritopsis dohrnii, the immortal jellyfish, is a species of small, biologically immortal jellyfish found in the Mediterranean Sea and in the waters of Japan. It is one of the few known cases of animals capable of reverting completely to a sexually immature, colonial stage after having reached sexual maturity as a solitary individual. Theoretically, this process can go on indefinitely, effectively rendering the jellyfish biologically immortal, although in practice individuals can still die. In nature, most Turritopsis are likely to succumb to predation or disease in the medusa stage, without reverting to the polyp form. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EzequielLayag Posted March 8, 2019 Author Share Posted March 8, 2019 Is there an any chance of this capability be harnessed in benefit for humans? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endy0816 Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 Not really. Brain is the problem. Complex network of a number of cells. Can clone people easily enough. But only your genes that are continuing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strange Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 1 hour ago, EzequielLayag said: Is there an any chance of this capability be harnessed in benefit for humans? Why would you want to turn people into foetuses and have them grow up again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimreepr Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 57 minutes ago, Strange said: Why would you want to turn people into foetuses and have them grow up again? either horrid or pointless. groundhog day with a satanic twist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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