'Immortal' jellyfish swarming across the world


	'Immortal' jellyfish swarming across the world

einbar

1-27-2009 11:09 PM

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einbar says:

"Having stumbled upon the font of eternal youth, this tiny creature which is just 5mm long is the focus of many intricate studies by marine biologists and geneticists to see exactly how it manages to literally reverse its aging process'.

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1-27-2009 11:54 PM

tanyamm

They'll keep working on it until it works on humans.

1-28-2009 7:25 AM

aerynvala

That is both creepy and awesome!

1-28-2009 1:24 PM

ofcapri

I want some of this.

[quoteIt does this through the cell development process of transdifferentiation.
Scientists believe the cycle can repeat indefinitely, rendering it potentially immortal.

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