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The “immortal jellyfish” Turritopsis dohrnii (formerly known as Turritopsis nutricula) [1] A species of jelly, Turritopsis dohrnii, is able to cheat death, curling into a ball (signaling the end for ...

The jellyfish , known scientifically as Turritopsis nutricula, was discovered in the Mediterranean Sea in 1883, but its unique regeneration was not known until the mid-1990s.

The jellyfish-like Turritopsis Nutricula reverts back to a juvenile form once it mates after becoming sexually mature. So for this creature it's sex, not piety that is the key to living for ever.

One species of jellyfish, Turritopsis nutricula, is considered biologically immortal as it can—and does—revert to its immature state even after reaching sexual maturity. What's False Despite ...

What allows Turritopsis dohrnii to perform its age-rewinding feat is a process called transdifferentiation. Unlike most animals, whose cells are permanently specialized, this jellyfish can ...

Turritopsis nutricula, better known as the "immortal jellyfish," can alter and transform its cells to go from adult to baby and back again. Because jellyfish just HAVE to live forever, don't they?!

Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on your literary preferences), I'm not talking sparkly vampires. The immortals I'm referring to are a species of jelly fish called Turritopsis nutricula.