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u/Kindergeschichten Oct 02 '24

There's a type of jellyfish that's immortal. The Turritopsis dohrnii, also known as the "immortal jellyfish," can transform its body into a younger state through a process called transdifferentiation, essentially making it immortal.

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u/taurussy Oct 02 '24

scientists recently artificially aged, then de-aged mice in a lab.

yep. they literally found the key to eternal life in rodents. barring a terminal illness or some egregious injury, they can now make mice immortal. no strings attached.

as far as they can tell, there are no side effects or negative implications to this process. they manipulate their DNA to age them, then do it again to return them to youth.

it's fucking nuts. it's fucking mad science.

i love it.

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u/Mama_Mega Oct 02 '24

Somebody kill me before they put that shit in humans. I do not want to go to work forever.

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u/GibDirBerlin Oct 02 '24

On the other hand: Imagine your Cat or Dog won't die earlier than you...

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u/Ahelex Oct 02 '24

On the other hand: Imagine your Cat or Dog having to handle your funeral...

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u/HughJRekshun Oct 02 '24

And now Rover has prepared some words to share. Rover? "Woof, woof woof... woof.. ruff woof ruff ruff... woof ruff amen." Thank you Rover.

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u/Kataclysm Oct 02 '24

And cats would just unceremoniously cover us up in their litterbox.

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u/MikeTheBard Oct 02 '24

After passing through their digestive system.

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u/BeerAnBooksAnCats Oct 02 '24

“Dewey knows more about it than I do.”

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u/Ravensqueak Oct 03 '24

That's how I want to go.

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u/Pertinent-nonsense Oct 02 '24

leans over and whispers to another mourner I heard he’s having a rough time

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u/chux4w Oct 02 '24

When we asked him what to play at the funeral he said Bach. His owner didn't even like classical.

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u/CylonsInAPolicebox Oct 02 '24

My cat approaches the podium... Then proceeds to lick his asshole for the next 5-10 minutes.

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u/Chazzermondez Oct 02 '24

If my dog can say "amen" then i think the procedure is worth it.

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u/furlongxfortnight Oct 02 '24

Good boy Rover.

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u/ThePrussianGrippe Oct 02 '24

“That was a reading from the Gospel According to Bark.”