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the charmingest man
22 March 2010 @ 12:48 pm
Turritopsis nutricula is the coolest of the cnidarians, and let me tell you why. These critters, having matured, don't fuck off and die as most cnidarians do. Instead, they can restore their youth and revert to polyp form, thus rendering themselves functionally immortal. I mean damn, what a bamf! So far there's no knowledge of how many times they can do this. The process is called transdifferentiation. Check this shit out, guys, it's really cool.



In other news, I have another precal exam on Wednesday, I'm leaving for England on Thursday, I have new shoes that don't have holes in the soles, and I am fucking starving.
 
 
and today's emotion is: hungry