The Immortal Jellyfish
You may have heard of the Immortal Jellyfish before, it’s one of the very few animals we know of that can potentially live forever through an incredible process in which it returns itself to a younger state. The jellyfish we’re focusing on here is named Turritopsis dohrnii, and in this video we’ll be examining the process by which it achieves its immortality, as well as what kinds of opportunities research into this animal may lead to.
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thumbs up for the singing japanese professor.
Best part of the video I'd say. Full version if you want it: kzhead.info/sun/grBmZbCfmXN5moU/bejne.html&t=
You should put this link in the description.
REALLY???
This creature is absolutely fascinating, the fact that it can revert its life cycle is astounding.
I would say that the process is asymmetrical in its envoplment/ reversal at a somatic cellular transdifferation. Try not to see a Jellyfish but a cellular engergy source, as a means to activiting and maintaining expression of the enzyme substrate Nitrogen needed to furl the telmere enzyme. The enzyme is what allows for chrome to be replenish, by returning them to the orginal state at a very young age. Meaning that the epigentic signals of stems cells are reset and it is as humans would be. Going from an old age to a younger one. The information regulation at a epigentic level which unturn is what ages humans, as we get older we lose the information for cells to replenish are selves. Hence why we get older which is called the Hyflic limit whic happens every 9 months in humans. Your cells reset them selves, so i turn the jellyfish by expressing the Telomere enyme is what resets the information regulation of your chrome's which is where your epigentic information is stored and when reset allows you to go back to a young state by reinstating cellular information which was lost. Does that make senese, as biomechanically wa are identically to the jellyfish in these celluare process.
3:34 Ah the elusive "meatball" stage of the jellyfish life cycle lol
I've watched around 10 youtube vids covering this jellyfish, yet NONE mention the significantly more interesting Dr. Kubota! What the heck? Oh, kudos to you guys!
@Aizette theres another organism, thats in the phylum cycliphora that does something similar to this.
Could probably use some singing lessons though no?
@@switch-no-comply778 immortal jellyfish eat a hole equals inmortal
@@thehantavirus Cool
I would say that the process is asymmetrical in its envoplment/ reversal at a somatic cellular transdifferation. Try not to see a Jellyfish but a cellular engergy source, as a means to activiting and maintaining expression of the enzyme substrate Nitrogen needed to furl the telmere enzyme. The enzyme is what allows for chrome to be replenish, by returning them to the orginal state at a very young age. Meaning that the epigentic signals of stems cells are reset and it is as humans would be. Going from an old age to a younger one. The information regulation at a epigentic level which unturn is what ages humans, as we get older we lose the information for cells to replenish are selves. Hence why we get older which is called the Hyflic limit whic happens every 9 months in humans. Your cells reset them selves, so i turn the jellyfish by expressing the Telomere enyme is what resets the information regulation of your chrome's which is where your epigentic information is stored and when reset allows you to go back to a young state by reinstating cellular information which was lost. Does that make senese, as biomechanically wa are identically to the jellyfish in these celluare process.
did not know the life cycle of a jelly fish was so weird
Yeah it's pretty incredible! :)
@@BenGThomas Immortal Jellyfish so called dies if we induce some chemicals in it which prevent it from entering into it's polyp stage definitely it will die.... And these chemicals exists really! or for simplicity think if it is taken out of water or killed by knife it will die Or if this jellyfish run out of resources and nutrients it will not get enough required essentials to convert into polyp stage and will eventually die And i think a discovery is going on that by passage of time the ability of jellyfish(so called immortal) to assimilate nutrients and convert into polyp stage again is being decreased with passage of time as spare of time makes organs and assimilatory power of jellyfish week due to which if it can't get convert into polyp stage it will DIE naturally !!!!!!!!!! Death is an ultimate reality So it is wrong calling it "immortal - which never dies no matter whatever happens"
@@aafiyamemon9535 well the immortal in this sense is it will never die of old age, death is still a reality, just like lobsters and some species of clams that are immortal in the sense by if they are living normally as how they should live, they won't die, unlike humans who has the average lifespan of 72.6 years, these immortal animals won't die of old age, not immortal as in indestructible, yo yes you are right they can die, but death only comes from outside causes from them
@@hakimmahardhikaproductions5160 IMMORTAL - word means the one who CAN NEVER DIE no matter whatever happens
@@aafiyamemon9535 but this is a different kind of immortal, BIOLOGICALLY IMMORTAL. Not IMMORTAL as in you can hit it with the sun and it'll still be alive, you watched the video didn't you?
4:54 When you focus too much on your research work.
He's a devoted guy :D
Hilarious!
if you get one of these in a fish tank, you’ll have a pet for life!
Literally
Factually
Objectively
Actually
@@Kingsombra21 Figuratively
Ah to be young again.... But young and made of jelly.... Not so much 😋
I really appreciate the level of consistency in research and presentation and it shows in the production quality. Keep adding new subjects like the jellyfish episode, my buddies really liked it. I would like to see episodes on geology and the processes of creating types of landscapes. Hope you can make some and I will return daily for more, thanks.
Can I call you good norman?
Imagine a genetic hybrid of this jellyfish and a tartigrade
Great video again :) Turritopsis is definitely unique as far as I know because of transdifferentiation, but biological immortality can be attributed to other animals (and certainly organisms from other kingdoms or domains), i.e. those that reproduce by fission/fragmentation.
Nice video as always!
Thank you! :D
I first discovered the immortal jellyfish by watching an Octonauts episode.
Same. My younger sister was watching and I just had to look it up
Same
Lmao same
This is why I’m here now
My God... it's a time lord.
Than it's a K4 civilization or even higher. :)
How does it handle the cancer/senescence dilemma? By the time it respecializes non stem cells, those cells' DNA would have been copied many times, with accumulated errors. Maybe that's why ancient individuals are not seen, they still become less fit over time and are killed by circumstances rather than something like p53.
I'm pretty sure that doesn't happen...
Very interesting indeed I am pleased we are back to normal.
Cool! One of my favourites.
That jellyfish song tho
Bless Dr. Kubota
I'm here after learning about this little guy from the Octonauts!
Same!!
omg same
this is a mirracle how are u here for the same reason
love octonauts
thank you for telling me this!!!!!
I think that was the best video I have seen yet from you guys! I haven't binged yet though. Very concise, informative, focused and thorough. It was like it was from a science program! Just one question. Did they pick up the meatball from Italy while they were in the Mediterranean? Thanks guys, and let me know who gives the first dislike. I'll kick they're ass! :)
more jellyfish vids, please!
thankyou you helped me alot
AWESOME!
MRNA is an off switch for cell diversification?
rlly well made video
That’s amazing
It really is, it's such a cool animal :D
This is super cool and nice vid but I’ve watched so many videos and read so many articles on this jellyfish and never understood how it turns back into a baby…how does a big full grown jellyfish suddenly become small again? Where does all that extra matter go?
It Deteriorates Into Free Proteins And Nutrients, And Diffuses Into The Water.
How is Shin Kubota doing on the progress of The Immortal Jellyfish?
Those jellyfish living at the end of the world be like: HAHA IM LIVING ALL ALONE WITHOUT ANYONE :D
I contracted a Birthmark as a kid when Sunbathing in Ibiza. I now look 20 years younger than 50!
Wow!
Our world is so curious!
so this is more or less a time lord :P
Well it wasn’t prehistoric but none the less fascinating as usual 😊✌️
How do you know it's not prehistoric? It's immortal! It could have been around since day one :)
John Di Francisco that’s a really good point I didn’t think of that 🤔🤪🤯😂I have seen pictures of fossilised jelly’s and it’s apparent they are ancient.
;)
Paul Blanchard I do prehistorycheck it out
Cool
I'm sure the first age of complex animals were filled with deathless creatures. Especially after major catastrophies (like snowball Earth).
Especially as long as it lasted That thaw and freeze cycle.
4:45 awww
Real life wolverine from X-Men 🤣😂
Clearly not u ape have u actually understood any of this video?
🖤🔥🖤
The planera worm can replicate itself when cut into small pices
So what form of this jelly fish was the form Gilgamesh ate to gain immortality?
These animals can live for billions of not trillions of years without being killed or eaten.
i wass watching auctonauts with my brother and i found out about a immortal jellyfish so i searched it up and here i am now
this thing is basically davy jones from potc, its living in the sea, immortal(theoreticly) and is also tenticaly!
Immortal jelly! Immortal ppl!
Great video :)
Thanks Peter! :D
Jellyfish is my spirit animal lol 😝
good jellyfish
Immortality is only a few centuries away now
Interesting video, also first
Thanks :D
Ben G Thomas no problem :D
Bless Japan
Immortal jellyfish:no one can live longer than me! Infinity:hey Immortal jellyfish:??? Infinity: *i like ya cut g* Immortal jellyfish:AAAAAAAA
scientist: immortal jellyfish is immortal some random predators: oh i don't think so
has someone ever recorded /saw the revert process ?
I would say that the process is asymmetrical in its envoplment/ reversal at a somatic cellular transdifferation. Try not to see a Jellyfish but a cellular engergy source, as a means to activiting and maintaining expression of the enzyme substrate Nitrogen needed to furl the telmere enzyme. The enzyme is what allows for chrome to be replenish, by returning them to the orginal state at a very young age. Meaning that the epigentic signals of stems cells are reset and it is as humans would be. Going from an old age to a younger one. The information regulation at a epigentic level which unturn is what ages humans, as we get older we lose the information for cells to replenish are selves. Hence why we get older which is called the Hyflic limit whic happens every 9 months in humans. Your cells reset them selves, so i turn the jellyfish by expressing the Telomere enyme is what resets the information regulation of your chrome's which is where your epigentic information is stored and when reset allows you to go back to a young state by reinstating cellular information which was lost. Does that make senese, as biomechanically wa are identically to the jellyfish in these celluare process.
How did they evsn discover this life cycle?
The Universe look like that. It is different in elements, temperatures and Force. I would describe it as something between a Nuclear explosion and Immortal Jellyfish. A Bell, a Brain.
Are they immune to cancer?
Be interesting to know if the daughter accumulates mutations
The end is never the end
Is this the face reveal?
Yes
_Hooooold_ it a second; aren't parts of Japan and the Mediterranean region famous for having the longest human lifespans? Mystery solved: it's the jellies.
Nom nom nom
The Flood!
Watching this after 5years. Well, I'm still a 9th grader ☠️heheheh. This creature is amazing. I want to research about it 🤌🏻🤌🏻💕. I love Immortal Jellyfish ❤❤
I got stang by box jelly in Maltese Waters
That’s tough. Hope you’re feeling well.
Imagine a western Scientist would do the same singing stuff with weird costums as like his japanese college. XD The reaction will be the exact opposite.
What if we crush it's head, will it survive?
Did we really need that verse of that japanese song?
Yes we did
Yes!!! I want the teanslation
imagine saying to ur self OH CRAP IM DYING BETTER GO CLONE MYSELF!
I am an official Dr. Kubota fan! I need the translation to English of his song. His jellyfish hat! 🥰😆😅💀
micro RNA controls Gene expression?
octonauts found it as well
Oh haaaaiiiiiii
1. Have you seen Infinity War, yet? What are your thoughts on it? 2. If you were to adapt the story of Beowulf into a movie or TV show, how would you interpret it, or what changes would you make? 3. Did you ever watch Primeval? If so, what do you think of it, both as entertainment and education?
I have seen Infinity War, I thought it was an incredible film. I'm not too familiar with Beowulf, so I don't think I'd be able to make a particularly good interpretation of it, and yes I did watch Primeval, I thought it was an excellent story up until Danny and everyone got stuck in the past, after that I didn't enjoy it as much. Education-wise, it certainly used quite a few relatively unknown (by the public) animals which was great, though obviously the reconstructions weren't very accurate. I did like the use of speculative creatures too. :)
Do you think Inostrencivia can kill a future predator (or squad killer lanky gorilla as i call it)
Indoraptor Unstopable can Beowulf pull it off?
He might pull it off but the chances even with swords are 40-65% And Inostrencivia is a Gorgonopsid
I learned about this jellyfish by watching Octonauts.
The orange thing is it’s weak point, destroying it kills the jellyfish.
fuck yeah ben g
💖i had no idea jelly fish had such a complicated lifespan
But their not fully immortal right? Like you can drag them out of the ocean and let them drown would they still be alive?
They are functionally immortal, like say a vampire, but if you injure them too much, they die like anything else. Stuff like very major injuries, being consumed by a predator, failure of vital organs; etc. So drowning the immortal jellyfish would probably succeed in killing it.
@@redwophyo7638 ooh so it’s like age imortal only
The technical term for this kind of longevity is biological immortality. It can be killed, but in the right conditions it will persist indefinitely
Saw this on the blacklist haha
How is the process different than when a lizard loses its tail or a starfish loses an arm?
Because the jellyfish basically clones itself when it dies, very different from regrowing
Species that let the more evolved generation replace them can adapt and outcompete "immortal" organisms. If everything was immortal we humans would never have evolved. Just an interesting thought.
Tristan That is not true. Bacteria is biologically immortal. Cells are technically biologically immortal but are susceptible to DNA mutation
Vendetta's Heart Organisms that have immortality, such as the hydra, are immortal because in their particular niche it is beneficial to be immortal. With most organisms, the species propagates more successfully if the next, more adapted generation is allowed to displace the previous. Theoretically, death from old age is just an evolutionary adaptation. Animal cells have a Hayflick limit which means they can only reproduce a number of times before losing their telomeres and do very much have a predictable lifespan. Bacteria have circular chromosomes that prevent genetic information from being lost in reproduction and _are_ technically biologically immortal. When bacteria and some yeasts divide symmetrically, the two daughter cell's DNA is restored to a youthful state. When a bacteria or yeast divides _asymmetrically_ only the daughter's DNA is restored and the parent cell will continue to age and eventually die. In this way, stem cells and gametes can also be considered "immortal."
if the daughter accumulated mutations you might see evolution
Where's the stream?
It's unlisted at the moment, here's a link: kzhead.info/sun/octvc8WKnaSnmJ8/bejne.html
Ben G Thomas did you answer my question in the comments section here? kzhead.info/sun/gruoftx_mXNtrKs/bejne.html
Yes we did, they were great questions thanks :D The Q&A video will be up next week so you can see our answers then :)
Why not mine? :(======
Why am I hyperfixating on jellyfish? 😂
imagine being immortal pffttt. couldn't be me
I'm all for figuring out how to increase the quality of life for people with terrible illnesses, but living forever isn't something I'd EVER sign up for on purpose.
Why not?
I would say that the process is asymmetrical in its envoplment/ reversal at a somatic cellular transdifferation. Try not to see a Jellyfish but a cellular engergy source, as a means to activiting and maintaining expression of the enzyme substrate Nitrogen needed to furl the telmere enzyme. The enzyme is what allows for chrome to be replenish, by returning them to the orginal state at a very young age. Meaning that the epigentic signals of stems cells are reset and it is as humans would be. Going from an old age to a younger one. The information regulation at a epigentic level which unturn is what ages humans, as we get older we lose the information for cells to replenish are selves. Hence why we get older which is called the Hyflic limit whic happens every 9 months in humans. Your cells reset them selves, so i turn the jellyfish by expressing the Telomere enyme is what resets the information regulation of your chrome's which is where your epigentic information is stored and when reset allows you to go back to a young state by reinstating cellular information which was lost. Does that make senese, as biomechanically wa are identically to the jellyfish in these celluare process.
so good i made a song about it :)
i feel uncomfortale now in water
So was I the only one looking for a cool pet you could keep around a few years that don't talk back or need to eat a forest to stay alive?
Same here bruh
Not so immortal now More like phoenix jelly fish
I worry for these creatures because they become the subject for examination for the use of human life ...
The Japanese are going to unlock immortality, not surprised
Is it possible to combined that jellyfish blood into a human body with a super tiny nanobot to carry the jellyfish blood inside the human body so human can stop aging?
Jellyfish don’t have blood
imagine your like this but your the only one and you visit your great great great grandson in the retirement home
*WE NEED CLONE THAN IMMORTALITY*
Romans 6:23 KJV [23] For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
@@jesussavesthegospeljesussa1223 shut up
@@user-km5pm7yz3e Isaiah 1:18 KJV [18] Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord : though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
Why have we not scientifically tried to research a way to implement this to other animals even humans
As mentioned in the video introduction
I think the only way you could be immortal is to be as simple as possible? Jellyfish yeah, but they don't have a brain 🧠
That Japanese guy's song isn't in the description. I am disappoint
Just added it :)
thx
Click for a suprise 7:00:
Miles brought me here
LOL