As such, the immortal jellyfish offers an important lesson, says Maria Pascual-Torner of the Spanish Institute of Marine Sciences, who led the 2022 study with Quesada. “Although it has the ability to rejuvenate and, in theory, not die from aging, at the same time it remains an extremely vulnerable organism,” she says. “The immortal jellyfish also reminds us that life and death are inseparable parts of the same reality.” In other words, even nature’s most immortal organism must face death.
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