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Immortal jellyfish taking over world

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph...h_1247566c.jpg

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The Turritopsis Nutricula is able to revert back to a juvenile form once it mates after becoming sexually mature.

Marine biologists say the jellyfish numbers are rocketing because they need not die.

Dr Maria Miglietta of the Smithsonian Tropical Marine Institute said: "We are looking at a worldwide silent invasion."

The jellyfish are originally from the Caribbean but have spread all over the world.

Turritopsis Nutricula is technically known as a hydrozoan and is the only known animal that is capable of reverting completely to its younger self.

It does this through the cell development process of transdifferentiation.

Scientists believe the cycle can repeat indefinitely, rendering it potentially immortal.

While most members of the jellyfish family usually die after propagating, the Turritopsis nutricula has developed the unique ability to return to a polyp state.

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.

Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/wil...the-world.html

http://www.vedainformatics.com/veran.../2009/02/8.jpg

"They have served the dark will of Persian kings for five hundred years. Eyes as dark as night... teeth filed to fangs... soulless. The personal guard to King Xerxes himself; the Persian warrior elite. The deadliest fighting force in all of Asia... the Immortals."

Spooky similarities? Weird coincidence or is there something behind it all that we don't know? Discuss.

they gotta do some mad testing on that jelly fish

Dilios: Immortals... we put their name to the test

imma start eating more jelly fish

time to eat more "hoi jit"

^ lol that shit is good

Come on guys get your bibs on, lets put this species on the endangered list.

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Originally Posted by pandalove (Post 6366139)

imma start eating more jelly fish

you get a slap if you think this will make you immortal. otherwise, carry on...

think like gordon ramsey.

What a cool technical name: Hydrazoan

meh. nature will handle it.

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Originally Posted by akalic (Post 6366357)

meh. nature will handle it.

yea, its called humans

dump enough pollution in the ocean and we'll put an end to an end to these 'immortals'!

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Originally Posted by Grandmaster TSE (Post 6366428)

yea, its called humans

maybe constraints in food sources because of the jelly fish will cause changes in predation against it..there will be moderation (ideally lol)

etcetc

apparently the Nomura Jellyfish is like taking over the world. They are like infesting the waters off Japan.

If it dies, it automatically releases 200,000 eggs into the water. So killing it just makes more.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/n..._jellyfish.jpg

^ I forgot to add their fukin huge!!

the secret of immortality lies in a jellyfish. hahaha

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Originally Posted by Aetios (Post 6366303)

Come on guys get your bibs on, lets put this species on the endangered list.

I'd ready.:D

Simple solution:

Catch them
Roll in bread crumbs
Deep fry
Sell as a combo at McDonald's

America will take care of the rest

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Originally Posted by Jason00S2000 (Post 6366819)

Simple solution:

Catch them
Roll in bread crumbs
Deep fry
Sell as a combo at McDonald's

America will take care of the rest

Haha, so right.

Technically it's not immortality, because they can still die (say you set it on fire or took it out of the ocean). True immortality implies you can heal wounds, regrow limbs, etc. I believe the correct term here is "indefinite lifespan".

With that said, just imagine. You turn back into a baby after sex. Hmm..

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Originally Posted by slammer111 (Post 6366876)

That would suck. Have sex once and gotta wait at least another 14 years to do it again.

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Originally Posted by penner2k (Post 6366888)

That would suck. Have sex once and gotta wait at least another 14 years to do it again.

I don't know, ask Alphamale how it feels like.

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Originally Posted by RFlush (Post 6366907)

I don't know, ask Alphamale how it feels like.

Them's fightin' words...