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NEWS ABOUT: Turritopsis dohrnii

Turritopsis dohrnii stories: 1 news summaries

 'Benjamin Button' 
 Jellyfish Are 
 Immortal 

Can revert to younger form and reproduce

(Newser) - For some aging jellyfish, their best years may still be ahead: Faced with a threat, one species can essentially turn itself younger again, National Geographic reports. Turritopsis dohrnii reverts its cells to a “younger state,” says a researcher, and becomes a blob; from there, it develops into a... More »

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