Jellyfish that are immortal

[DavidBrown]

Interesting article on the discovery and research of "immortal" jelly species Turritopsis dohrnii which can revert back to its polyp stage.

The story has an extended visit to Japan where a prominent jelly researcher is also a Bill Nye-type educator who writes hit songs about Turritopsis dohrnii that are karaoke hits.

Can a Jellyfish Unlock the Secret of Immortality? - NYTimes.com

 

[nanoboy]

I recall a thread on this recently, and I am pretty sure I made a comment about the jellyfish taking over the world like Eric Drexler's "grey goo".

 

[nanoboy]

Nah I got my threads mixed up. After doing a search, i realised that one thread was on longevity and the other was on some microbes.