Sentences with phrase «immortal jellyfish»

Typically, jellies start as polyps and develop into medusas, but the Turritopsis nutricula has earned it the nickname «the immortal jellyfish» for having the ability to travel backward to the polyp stage in times of stress.

Chitra Ganesh pictures a cartoon deep - sea diver, female, exploring a nuclear wasteland «of immortal jellyfish, of unspoken pleas & mechanical hands.»

Because of the immortal jellyfish, which is biologically immortal by swapping between premature and mature stages repeatedly, why don't people then realize that its possible sexual maturation increases aging?

Unlike some other species, the immortal jellyfish pose little threat to the ecosystem because it is so small — or to us, because its sting isn't painful.

So while the oceans are not filled with the immortal jellyfish, she confirmed that they have spread worldwide.

Aging Reversed The story of the immortal jellyfish starts in 1988.

Turritopsis dohrnii (the «immortal jellyfish») can bounce between a sexually immature stage and adulthood, again and again.

Not exact matches

From «immortal» jellyfish that age in reverse, to zombie bone worms that eat the skeletons of dead whales, the ocean is full of bizarre characters.