Immortal jellyfish
A type of jellyfish has been found that can apparantly return to a juvenile state after mating.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/wil...the-world.html
I think its almost inevitable that scientists will figure out how this happens and how to replicate it in mice.
"When a man mounts another man, the throne of God shakes." - beardy weirdo from the desert
I know a lot of humans who return to a juvenile state after drinking.
Be skeptical of the things you believe are false, but be very skeptical of the things you believe are true.
Jellyfish and other simple invertebrates are so different to us that this may well not have any application to mammals. My guess would be that what is being seen is more like generations of the species than one creature living on and on. I don't know the details, but as it has no brain and if the same cells have not made it from one adult phase to the next then is it really immortal?
'Croydon' Bob Newman. The ladies call him "Thrush" - as he's an irritating cunt.
I think the article mentions transdifferentiation somewhere.Originally Posted by Croydon Bob
"When a man mounts another man, the throne of God shakes." - beardy weirdo from the desert
Why do mice have all the fun?I think its almost inevitable that scientists will figure out how this happens and how to replicate it in mice.
Snaffling sheep from the flock of woo
-bobdezon
I wouldn't really call it fun (many mice will suffer before something like this could ever be considered safe for a human).
"When a man mounts another man, the throne of God shakes." - beardy weirdo from the desert
Well, they are hyperintelligent pan-dimensional beings who are running the whole place as an experiment.
"You got to use your brain." - McKinley Morganfield
I keep getting this terrible feeling of deja woo.
Is that where a cell changes into a different kind of cell? It's not quite what I was thinking of, but I can't remember all the proper words in my old age.
'Croydon' Bob Newman. The ladies call him "Thrush" - as he's an irritating cunt.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transdifferentiation
"When a man mounts another man, the throne of God shakes." - beardy weirdo from the desert
You're just a stooopy poopy head! (hic)
Do you ever get the feeling we're just really smart monkeys?
I know a lot of humans who turn to jelly after drinking.
Yuri
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