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If this doesn't ignite some serious conversation in your class, there might be no hope for humanity. An immortal jellyfish (apparently discovered in 1988 - where have I been?) goes through its normal life cycle but instead of dying it begins to reverse its age - all the way back to a polyp. Happy reading! http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/02/magazine/can-a-jellyfish-unlock-the-secret-of-immortality.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

Kendra, Thank you for this interesting article. I have shared it with several life science teachers.

Thanks for sharing Kendra. The article was fascinating. I will have to pass it on to colleagues. So many possibilities.

There was a family on the Katie show in January with a child who was in her twenties but still looked like she was about 18 months old. She has looked this age all those years! The show was called: Incredible Medical Mysteries
As far as anyone knows she is the only one in the world with this genetic make up. There is SO much to discover and learn.

Carolyn, What an interesting posting. As you say, there are so many things in this world and science to discover!!

Wow! That is so interesting, I've never heard of anything like that before. Thank you for sharing.

This is just too crazy...it goes against much of what we have been taught in biology. I am so intrigued. This could revolutionize biology or it could be the "cold fusion" of biology. I'm going to look into this some more.

Kendra, Wow! This is a very unique and interesting article I must say. Especially the part where Sommer kept his hydrozoans in petri dishes begin observing the Immortal Jelly fish reproduction habits. I can only imagine how he felt during his experiences with this fascinating creature.

Tye'Quan, I know! That's exactly what I was thinking. I can only imagine how he felt or what he thought when he began to realize what he was seeing. It's enough to make me want to go into research.