In the Mediterranean, researchers have studied a jellyfish that bends the rules of aging. The jellyfish is called Turritopsis dohrnii. It is no bigger than a fingernail, yet it can revert from its ...

In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists have identified a gene responsible for the biological immortality of the Turritopsis dohrnii, commonly known as the “immortal jellyfish.” This unique species ...

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A team of researchers at Universidad de Oviedo in Spain reports findings that could explain how the jellyfish Turritopsis dohrnii is able to live, at least in theory, forever. In their paper published ...

Nathan Rich of the New York Times has put together an article about the apparent “immortal” jellyfish, Turritopsis dohrnii, and how insights into its lifecycle could eventually lead to powerful ...

The quest for immortality has been a timeless human obsession. Humans have explored every possible avenue, from the mystical realms of religion to the scientific frontiers of cryogenics, and even the ...

This article is published in partnership with: So there’s this jellyfish: Turritopsis dohrnii. And it’s immortal. We’re not talking lives-for-100-years, improper-use-of-the-word-“immortal” immortal.