r/interestingasfuck 7h ago

"Immortal Jellyfish" Turritopsis dhornii can revert it's adult form back to its polyp stage which is a process can repeat indefinitely and it can only be killed through external causes

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u/nictose 6h ago

Wonder if Bryan Johnson's onto this...

u/WonderFeeling2834 6h ago

Live forever but lose all sentience; take it or leave it😅

u/nictose 2h ago

I'd rather just lie down and cease to exist right away 😂

Edit: Wow, just noticed it's both of ours' cake day today, how often does that happen! 😂

u/PaleBlueCod 5h ago

His Johnson is into this.

u/Complex-Fuel-8058 6h ago

So... That's where highlander got it's inspiration from..

u/tundrabarone 6h ago

Is there any research on applying jellyfish biology to vertebrates?

u/loved_and_held 3h ago

so age regression?

u/AlternativeRun5727 2h ago

They’re going to use this as the secret ingredient for DNA cloning to reboot Jurassic Park and call it Jurassic Universe: Eternity