#turritopsis dohrnii

[jellyfish-scientist]

I’m sure we’ve all heard about turritopsis dohrnii, the immortal jellyfish, but the way goes through the process is really cool!

When it gets injured, rather then just passing away, it goes back into a previous living state, that being the polyp with buds state! They’re also very small being only ~4.5 mm in length!

They’re also carnivores! The turritopsis dohrnii is a really cool animal!

Stay curious!

#turritopsis dohrnii #sealife #jellyfish #science #sea life #marine animals #marine biology #biology

[sitting-on-me-bum]

A Turritopsis dohrnii, or immortal jellyfish

(Image credit: Adisha Pramod / Alamy Stock Photo)

#turritopsis dohrnii #immortal jellyfish #jellyfish #adisha pramod #photographer #alamy stock photo #nature #marine

[suite116]

(via The strange life of the immortal jellyfish - ABC Radio National)

#Turritopsis dohrnii #jellyfish

[jolly--jelly]

Stuff from the Jellyfish project (which i still recommend to go and actually experience on my itch)

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[medicine-nerd]

Jellyfish are so fascinating. I read the chapter on the immortal jellyfish (not the pictured kind) in Nathaniel Richs Second nature. Shin Kubota made these beings and research on them his lifes work. This man is perfected science communication.

So if you're procrastinating anyway, have fun checking out Turritopsis dohrnii. Picture: Jellyfishes in the Zoo of Berlin

#Berlin #Zoo #Jellyfish #Turritopsis dohrnii #Immortal #Science

[professor-dumbledope]

Meet Turritopsis dohrnii, the "immortal jellyfish" that can reverse its life-cycle and potentially live forever.

Though this species similar in size to a pinky nail was discovered in the early 1880s, its secrets of longevity weren't known til about a century later.

Adults, known as medusae, undergo a process called transdifferentiation -- if endangered or experiencing stressors (such as starvation), the medusa will retract its tentacles inward and shrink into itself, drifting down to the sea floor as a blob. Then, over the course of the next 24 to 36 hours, it will become an entirely new polyp by reverting to its earlier life stage and maturing into a new medusa. One example would be if a butterfly could go back to being a caterpillar to metamorphose into a brand new butterfly.

Of course, Turritopsis dohrnii is not immune to other life-shortening factors, such as predators.

#facts #transdifferentiation #jellyfish #nature #Turritopsis dohrnii #immortality #live forever #animals #medusa #sea life #ocean life #sea creatures #marine life #marine animals #sealife #marine biology #did you know

[gocagames]

Jelly n.3 - 💡 PISIAMBUS 💡

● The ball it has inside shines in the dark. It has caused lots of maritime accidents.

● It was once used to create magic balls to see the future until it was proven it doesn’t have those properties.

#turritopsis dohrnii #medusa #art #design #gaming #gamedev #indiedev #indie games #indiegamedev #video games #jellyfishers #jellyfish

[sheltiechicago]

That there is a species of jellyfish called Turritopsis dohrnii, that can become young again when damaged or stressed. So they become young again. So they are immortal. Just an addition, the tardigrades. They can survive the vacuum of space.

TheRealMonreal,Dr. Karen J. Osborn

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[seablazar]

#dailyseacrits #jellyfish #turritopsis dohrnii #immortal jellyfish #biological immortality

[frimleyblogger]

Jellyfish Of The Week

According to research published in @PNASNews scientists have isolated the #DNA of the Immortal #jellyfish which allows it to revert from adulthood to a juvenile state and it is similar to that of humans

Does a jellyfish hold the key to immortality? This is intriguing prospect revealed by some research carried out by a team from the university of Oviedo in Spain and reported in the ever-popular Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Turritopsis dohrnii, a small type of jellyfish no bigger than a finger nail and dubbed the Immortal Jellyfish, starts off life like any other jellyfish, a…

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#immortal jellyfish #Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences #Turritopsis dohrnii #University of Oviedo

[dailyunsolvedmysteries-movedd]

The Immortal Jellyfish

Like all jellyfish, Turritopsis dohrnii begins life as a larva, called a planula, which develops from a fertilized egg. A planula swims at first, then settles on the sea floor and grows into a cylindrical colony of polyps. These ultimately spawn free-swimming, genetically identical medusae—the animals we recognize as jellyfish—which grow to adulthood in a matter of weeks.

These tiny, transparent creatures have an extraordinary survival skill, though. In response to physical damage or even starvation, they take a leap back in their development process, transforming back into a polyp. In a process that looks remarkably like immortality, the born-again polyp colony eventually buds and releases medusae that are genetically identical to the injured adult. In fact, since this phenomenon was first observed in the 1990s, the species has come to be called “the immortal jellyfish.”

The cellular mechanism behind it—a rare process known as transdifferentiation—is of particular interest to scientists for its potential applications in medicine. By undergoing transdifferentiation, an adult cell, one that is specialized for a particular tissue, can become an entirely different type of specialized cell. It’s an efficient way of cell recycling and an important area of study in stem cell research that could help scientists replace cells that have been damaged by disease.

#The Turritopsis Dohrnii jellyfish #animals #jellyfish #science #facts #weird

[transgenderboobs]

was anyone going to tell me there's a species of jellyfish that is functionally immortal or was i just supposed to read that in a chuck tingle novel myself

#it's called the Turritopsis dohrnii if ur curious. #look it up. i hate my life #loverboy wordz #camp damascus

[dailyunsolvedmysteries]

The Immortal Jellyfish

Like all jellyfish, Turritopsis dohrnii begins life as a larva, called a planula, which develops from a fertilized egg. A planula swims at first, then settles on the sea floor and grows into a cylindrical colony of polyps. These ultimately spawn free-swimming, genetically identical medusae—the animals we recognize as jellyfish—which grow to adulthood in a matter of weeks.

These tiny, transparent creatures have an extraordinary survival skill, though. In response to physical damage or even starvation, they take a leap back in their development process, transforming back into a polyp. In a process that looks remarkably like immortality, the born-again polyp colony eventually buds and releases medusae that are genetically identical to the injured adult. In fact, since this phenomenon was first observed in the 1990s, the species has come to be called “the immortal jellyfish.”

The cellular mechanism behind it—a rare process known as transdifferentiation—is of particular interest to scientists for its potential applications in medicine. By undergoing transdifferentiation, an adult cell, one that is specialized for a particular tissue, can become an entirely different type of specialized cell. It’s an efficient way of cell recycling and an important area of study in stem cell research that could help scientists replace cells that have been damaged by disease.

#The Turritopsis Dohrnii jellyfish #animals #jellyfish #science #facts #weird

[ironrad]

Tony: Pete, if you could be any animal, other than a spider, which would you choose?

Peter without hesitation: A Jellyfish Turritopsis Dohrnii.

Tony: That’s oddly specific.

Peter: They are the only known biologically immortal animal. Meaning if we were all Jellyfish Turritopsis Dohrnii we could just vibe in the ocean together.

Tony remembering Peter’s attachment issues:

Tony immediately pulling him into a hug:

Peter: Um?

Tony sniffling: I would love to “vibe” as a jellyfish with you, buddy.

Peter: :)

#incorrect irondad quotes #irondad #irondad and spiderson #incorrect peter parker #incorrect tony stark #Yes I did look that up for this #they would totally have this convo #spider man #iron man #peter parker #tony stark #fanfiction

[crow-n-tell]

SO, i imagine jellyfish sun is kind of old because of how big he is, i was googling it to see how long jellyfish live for and stumbled upon this:

''Turritopsis dohrnii (Immortal jellyfish): If the start of jellyfish life wasn’t extraordinary enough, its death is where things get really exciting. When the medusa the immortal jellyfish (Turritopsis dohrnii) dies, it sinks to the ocean floor and begins to decay. Amazingly, its cells then reaggregate, not into a new medusa, but into polyps, and from these polyps emerge new jellyfish. The jellyfish has skipped to an earlier life stage to begin again.''

i guess its a cool fact to share!

God, I wish I was her

#Ask #i love jellyfish!!!! #Can u tell #that I am a massive nerd #About things #Jellyfish #jellyfish!sun #Fnaf sun

[squidswithsocks]

frilled jellyfish cookie!! i really like her design🪼 ik she's supposed to be a moon jelly (auleria aurita) or an immortal jelly (turritopsis dohrnii) but i took inspiration from anomalorhiza shawi and acromitus flagellatus bc i think they look cool

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