έκλειψη Posted March 19, 2010 Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 ..Yes, the JELLYFISH. "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. Scientists say the hydrozoan jellyfish is the only known animal that can repeatedly turn back the hands of time and revert to its polyp state (its first stage of life). 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. Because they are able to bypass death, the number of individuals is spiking. They're now found in oceans around the globe rather than just in their native Caribbean waters. "We are looking at a worldwide silent invasion," says Dr. Maria Miglietta of the Smithsonian Tropical Marine Institute. " [align=right]- Article on yahoo. Discuss how one of the simplest animals in the world has found immortality, and how people are gonna be jabroniin to find it themselves... GO![/align] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niño Posted March 19, 2010 Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 Scientists are gon fux life up again, we're gon be immortal soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aesirson Posted March 19, 2010 Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 Human + Jellyfish DNA + ???? = Profit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susie Posted March 19, 2010 Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 Yayz, I'm gonna be immortal soonIf that will come before I die =( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoDemonX Posted March 19, 2010 Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 Ok they discovered immortality but lets talk to some one who has been around for 350+ years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
έκλειψη Posted March 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 Silly!Jellyfish can't talk. They're the only known immortal creature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakupenguin Posted March 19, 2010 Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 thats cool. im 100 and i look like a teen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoDemonX Posted March 19, 2010 Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 There is one person who found how to become immortality 400+ years ago.There is one person who found how to become immortality 400+ years ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aesirson Posted March 19, 2010 Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 There is one person who found how to become immortality 400+ years ago.Your grammar looks 1600ish. Do you happen to be that guy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoDemonX Posted March 19, 2010 Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 There is one person who found how to become immortality 400+ years ago.Your grammar looks 1600ish. Do you happen to be that guy? wow I use old english and no there is a guy that was also has name was in the 1st Harry Potter movie but he is or was a real guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cin Posted March 19, 2010 Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 Prove it dude. I'm suprised Dolphins or Rats didn't figure this out first (I blame Hitchiker's Guide To The Galaxy), good for the Jellyfish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Berserker- Posted March 19, 2010 Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 I am immortal until proven otherwise... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enrise Posted March 19, 2010 Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 It's funny, cause my teacher was talking with the class about Jellyfish a lot earlier today. I am immortal until proven otherwise... You're proven mortal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JG. Posted March 19, 2010 Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 In that case, it should be no problem to take the DNA, and smack it into, say, a rat. A few years laters, a cat. A few years later again, a human. Bam, immortality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great Unclean One: VK Posted March 19, 2010 Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 I must inform the Doctor. I know what I would do with Immortality..... *hint* WWIII *hint* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
έκλειψη Posted March 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 Yes, WWIII indeed. Of course, it would only last 14 minutes. Nukes. ANYWAYS, The game. It would be interesting if people were like this, though. Of course, they can only live forever given they have stuff to live with, like food. If people got this, they'd still have kids, and they'd drain the earth of resources and starve. Of course, we could just eat other people. Once this immortality elixir works on people, we'll have all the time in the world to figure out what to do next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tentacruel Posted March 19, 2010 Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 Please, even if they figured out how to let everyone live forever, you think it would be available to the general public? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
έκλειψη Posted March 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 Nah, it wouldn't. ...Though I know a few good crackheads that would be better for immortality than Sarah Palin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tentacruel Posted March 19, 2010 Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 Nah' date=' it wouldn't. ...Though I know a few good crackheads that would be better for immortality than [s']Sarah Palin.[/s] any and all politicians. fixed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Posted March 19, 2010 Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 In that case' date=' it should be no problem to take the DNA, and smack it into, say, a rat. A few years laters, a cat. A few years later again, a human. Bam, immortality.[/quote'] It's not that easy. If it wasn't a problem, we'd already see developements by now. It's a tough thing to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikatsui Posted March 19, 2010 Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 In that case' date=' it should be no problem to take the DNA, and smack it into, say, a rat. A few years laters, a cat. A few years later again, a human. Bam, immortality.[/quote'] It's not that easy. If it wasn't a problem, we'd already see developements by now. It's a tough thing to do. It involves gene splicing. It would be very complicated to gene splice jellyfish DNA with human DNA. It could very well destroy us as a species. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poseidon© Posted March 19, 2010 Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 I wouldn't accept immortality. Life is too boring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbdnate Posted March 19, 2010 Report Share Posted March 19, 2010 I wouldn't accept immortality. Life is too boring. You can always kill yourself or have someone else kill you (If suicide is against your beliefs) after you get tired of living... That's what I would do... And if it was introduced to the public, something like, "The Lottery" would have to take place... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~ P O L A R I S ~ Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 These Jellyfish just can't die from old age from what I'm hearing from this article, they can still be killed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poseidon© Posted March 20, 2010 Report Share Posted March 20, 2010 I wouldn't accept immortality. Life is too boring. You can always kill yourself or have someone else kill you (If suicide is against your beliefs) after you get tired of living... That's what I would do... And if it was introduced to the public' date=' something like, "The Lottery" would have to take place...[/quote'] It's not a suicidal comment. -_- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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