[HN Gopher] Turritopsis dohrnii: Immortal jellyfish
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       Turritopsis dohrnii: Immortal jellyfish
        
       https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turritopsis_dohrnii
        
       Author : vinnyglennon
       Score  : 23 points
       Date   : 2025-05-09 20:45 UTC (4 days ago)
        
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       | decimalenough wrote:
       | Random factoid: in Singapore, there is a perennial political
       | candidate who changed his legal name to Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo
       | En Ming, because he wants to live forever like this jellyfish.
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       | https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/pe-2023-it-consultant-says...
        
         | IncreasePosts wrote:
         | I'll consider throwing him vote, but I would need to see his
         | polyp stage first before committing.
        
       | 4ndrewl wrote:
       | I first became aware of these thanks to the Octonauts. Thanks
       | Captain Barnacle! https://youtu.be/ZiLWrw-1GM8
        
       | kreco wrote:
       | Not an expert but I'm wondering why this jellyfish does not age.
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       | Usually, at some point in time, cells cannot replicate correctly
       | due to telomere shrinking.
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       | Are jellyfishes not subject to any of this?
        
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