Can anyone explain the Turritopsis Dohrnii to me? The “immortal jellyfish, and one of the only immortal animals that we know of, but how? If it’s considered living then how does it not die?

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Can anyone explain the Turritopsis Dohrnii to me? The “immortal jellyfish, and one of the only immortal animals that we know of, but how? If it’s considered living then how does it not die?

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Immortality is not invulnerability.

Additionally, it is considered immortal (I believe) because it is not considered to age, is cells don’t degrade as they reproduce.

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