Monday, November 19, 2018

Asexual Hydras appear to be immortal

Hydra are just one of the many organisms which are immortal. That is to say all their cells divide forever - there is no senescence (planned cell death) in any of their cells. Interestingly Hydrae that reproduce sexually age and die, but asexual reproduction appear to be immortal.Jan 22, 2013

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