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:: Thursday, December 11, 2008 ::

Immortal Fish

"Turritopsis nutricula is a hydrozoan, and it’s considered by scientists to be the only animal that cheated death. They’re able to return to polyp stage due to a cell change in the external screen (Exumbrella), which allows them to bypass death. As far as scientists have been able to find out, this change renders the hydrozoa virtually immortal."

Labels: Ecology, science

:: Dan 11.12.08 [Arc] [0 comments] ::
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