This creature as small as your nail is immortal know how Turritopsis dohrnii defeats age

Can man be immortal? How many centuries were spent in this search or rather in this effort. Man has tried almost every possible solution. Religious aspects are also seen. One can definitely read about immortality in stories, but in real life this has not yet been possible. But there is one organism, which has the unique ability to stop the aging process and avoid death. The name is Turritopsis dohrnii, which the world also knows as ‘immortal jellyfish’.

of ndtv Report According to, the life cycle of this jellyfish is the same as that of other jellyfish. It starts as a larva. Then gradually it develops and takes the shape you see in the picture.

When this jellyfish suffers any environmental stress or physical injury, it can return to the first stage of its life cycle, that is, it can become young again. According to the report, this transformation process is called ‘transdifferentiation’. This allows the jellyfish to begin its life cycle again.

During this time, jellyfish cells can regenerate into new cells. After this, it develops again, which is called Medusa and when old age comes, it can push itself back to youthful state. This is something that gives any ‘immortal jellyfish’ an opportunity to mess with its age in a biological way.

According to the report, this process of returning from old age to youth may continue forever. This type of jellyfish was first identified in the year 1883. This jellyfish found in oceans around the world is very small in size. For example, the size of your little finger’s nail. Even though this jellyfish is biologically immortal, it faces many dangers in the sea, like other creatures.