The Immortal Jellyfish: Nature’s Secret to Eternal Life

Apr 21, 2025 Kriti Keshari

Humanity has long searched for immortality through various practices and research like religion, science, and myth

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Hydrozoan Turritopsis dohrnii, also known as the immortal jellyfish, might already hold the capability that defies our understanding of natural life cycles

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When stressed by starvation, physical damage, or environmental threats, Turritopsis dohrnii doesn't die,it transforms

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A blob-like cyst forms on the seafloor when the jellyfish's medusa contracts and reabsorbs its tentacles

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Within just 24–36 hours, this blob transforms into a polyp, the jellyfish's earliest life stage

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By skipping death and renewing itself, the immortal jellyfish defies both aging and the laws of the natural cycle

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