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          Turritupsis nutricula : an instance of enduring entity

Turritupsis nutricula is a species of jellyfish with a very unusual quality : it is biologically immortal. Also known as the immortal jellyfish, this fascinating creature, in theory has the ability to sustain life indefinetly, so long as its nerve center remains intact!

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Posted on Friday, August 24 2012. Tagged with: biologybiodiversitysciencejellyfishinvertebrate biologyinvertebratescnidariaecologydiversityevolutionevolutionary biologyimmortalimmortal jellyfishturritupsisinvertbionaturezoologyphysiologylifesciencesexperimental biologymarine biology
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