This was put forward in advance by an article in The New York Times magazine, which investigated a jellyfish species called "undead jellyfish". Its scientific name is lighthouse jellyfish (sometimes called lighthouse jellyfish). This tiny creature has the ability to restore its cells to a young state. According to National Geographic, this jellyfish will be transformed into a "water-drop-shaped capsule", which will regenerate into a group of polyps, which is also the original stage of life.
After that, jellyfish will continue the traditional life cycle, mature and mate. However, this immortal jellyfish will not die, but will return to the hydra stage again and again. "The ability to keep jellyfish from dying makes them biologically immortal," said a researcher at Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center in new york. According to the papers published in Nature and Science, jellyfish accomplished this unique feat through "differentiation and transfer". In essence, this creature absorbs its cells and then converts them into any other type of cells. The Daily Telegraph pointed out that with such advanced life skills, jellyfish are all over the world, so it is not surprising that they are called "silent invaders all over the world".
Can humans learn anything from these jellyfish? Depends on who you ask. Shin Kubota says the answer is obvious. He is one of the few scientists who successfully propagated the species in the laboratory. He told The New York Times: "The immortal jellyfish is the most incredible species in the whole animal kingdom. I believe it will help mankind solve the secret of immortality and give mankind immortal life. " Others are not sure. They think that the immortal jellyfish may have a very subtle method, but it is extremely unlikely that humans will replicate that process. Maria Pia Migletta, a researcher at the University of Pennsylvania, told National Geographic in 2009: "I don't think you will find any secrets in these creatures."
Stefante Pileno, a biologist at the University of Saranto in Italy, predicts that this is more likely to be a compromise between two extreme ideas. He explained to The New York Times, "It's hard to predict how helpful jellyfish will be in the fight against diseases, or how fast they will be. Besides, it is meaningless to prolong people's life span, which is absurd from the ecological point of view. What we can expect and study is to improve the quality of life in the last stage of life. "