The desire to live forever is no doubt connected to the survival instinct and has permeated itself in different ways through organized superstitions. However, there’s one animal on Earth that may actually have the chance to remain immortal.
The Hydrozoan, a small predatory sea creature like a jellyfish but without all their well known exciting higher functions, can achieve the dream of millions and become a child again. When adverse environmental conditions threaten death it can collapse into a rugged blob of cells to survive. When it re-emerges, it does so as a child – literally building itself up all over again. Since this isn’t just a shell to hide in, but a complete structural restart, it seems possible that it could keep this up forever.
