Tuesday, November 15, 2011
The turritopsis nutricula species of jellyfish maybe the only animal in the world to be "immortal"Since it is capable of cycling from a mature adult stage to an immature stage and back again, there may be no natural limit to its life . Scientists say this jellyfish is the only known animal that can repeatedly turn back the hands of time and revert to its original (baby ) state
The key lies in a process called transdifferentiation, where one type of cell is transformed into another type of cell. Some animals can regenerate. this jellyfish, 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.
Because they are able to bypass death, the number of individuals is spiking. They're now found in oceans around the earth rather than just in their native Caribbean waters. "we are looking for a world wide silent invasion" says Dr. Maria Miglietta of the Smithsonian Tropical Marine Institute.
1)If you could regenerate like them would you continue to live for ever or just try to limit your "kids"
2) How can we stop these jelly fish to spread "to much" around the world
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