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The Immortal Jellyfish That Can Reverse Its Life Cycle
Meet Turritopsis dohrnii, the 'immortal jellyfish' — when injured or starving it can rewind its own life cycle back to a younger stage, thanks to a cell-transforming trick called transdifferentiation.
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