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28 Jan 2009, 2:02 pm

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"We are looking at a worldwide silent invasion."


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/wildlife/4357829/Immortal-jellyfish-swarming-across-the-world.html

Interesting article if you have a scientific bent.


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28 Jan 2009, 3:09 pm

what i'd like to know is if the cell development process of transdifferentiation can cross species, or if it's 'ethical' to try experiments that could extend humans lives or at least those that are suffering terminal illnesses.


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28 Jan 2009, 9:41 pm

That article doesn't really explain a lot, does it. In order to actually reverse the aging process, it would have to keep its DNA from shrinking, not just change its shape.



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29 Jan 2009, 5:06 am

its about tim,e, took them long enough


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29 Jan 2009, 8:53 am

wow!! that is really interesting. :)



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29 Jan 2009, 9:07 am

zee wrote:
That article doesn't really explain a lot, does it. In order to actually reverse the aging process, it would have to keep its DNA from shrinking, not just change its shape.

That's why telomerase exists.


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29 Jan 2009, 11:54 am

That's pretty cool :wink:



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29 Jan 2009, 9:46 pm

Orwell wrote:
zee wrote:
That article doesn't really explain a lot, does it. In order to actually reverse the aging process, it would have to keep its DNA from shrinking, not just change its shape.

That's why telomerase exists.

That article doesn't mention telomerase, as far as I've read, only cancer cells are truly immortal



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29 Jan 2009, 11:50 pm

That's rather...creepy....



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30 Jan 2009, 9:13 am

Hope we never finds out how it does, the world don't need immortal humans too.


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22 Feb 2009, 10:44 pm

How does one kill a jellyfish?



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24 Feb 2009, 1:22 pm

Tim_Tex wrote:
How does one kill a jellyfish?


Squish 'em.

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24 Feb 2009, 1:57 pm

I *hate* jellyfish. they are evil. I'll wipe them all out with my flame thrower :twisted:


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26 Feb 2009, 10:16 pm

who would have guessed?



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01 Mar 2009, 4:38 pm

Well if they grow legs and begin breathing air, then the human race is stuffed :o


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