In ancient times, many powerful people wanted to live forever, but under the continuous pursuit of many people, they found that immortality did not exist, and eternal life was more like a lie. When it comes to the longest-lived creatures on the earth, many people will think of the turtle, after all, there has always been a saying "millennium king eight, ten thousand years turtle" circulating, but in fact, the longest life on land turtle can only live for 150 years, it can be said that the animals and plants on the earth are limited life, but there are always exceptions to everything, there is a creature that can theoretically live forever, it is - lighthouse jellyfish.
Lighthouse jellyfish is a predatory organism that preys on microorganisms, the individual is very small, about 5 mm in diameter, generally only dies under the influence of the environment, mostly lives in tropical seas, because this organism can continue to reproduce, plus the number will only increase, so it continues to spread in the sea. They mainly reproduce by means of fertilization, and when they encounter some crises, there will be "reverse growth", so in theory it is possible to achieve immortality.
Such jellyfish can also be preyed upon, but when they "grow backwards", they are reborn, and through asexual reproduction, they can differentiate into identical jellyfish, but this is not strictly immortal. Under normal circumstances, they will also die after breeding offspring, but they can also return to their youthful state again after sexual maturity, by constantly differentiating, and if they continue to maintain this cycle, it is like maintaining "rejuvenation" all the time.
In the scientists' study, all lighthouse jellyfish have the ability to "rejuvenate," mainly because their somatic cells are able to transform into powerful stem cells, which also contain embryonic cells, which can divide more new life. In the genes of lighthouse jellyfish, they have strong regenerative genes, as long as the cells are intact, they can regenerate, so it can be said that their life is in an infinite cycle.
Lighthouse jellyfish have a great role in the study of biotechnology, and may be used to treat a variety of difficult diseases, and this regenerative gene is of great significance to the development of biology if it is studied. The theoretical immortality of the lighthouse jellyfish is different from the immortality we imagine, but this ability is already very powerful, after all, only this one creature has been found so far.
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