Xiang Yang looked at the crew members' horrified, unbelievable, and eager eyes, and quickly explained: "It's not true immortality, it's only theoretical immortality, because the Turritopsis dohrnii is so long-lived. Currently, there has not been any case of Turritopsis dohrnii dying of natural old age in any scientific research laboratory in the world. But how many years have humans been heading into the ocean? How many years has it been since the first marine biological experiment laboratory was established?"
I didn’t expect that Xiang Yang wouldn’t explain.
Once he explained, the crew members' eyes became even more heated.
Oh shit!
It all has to do with the course of human history!
It has been at least several hundred years since humans have been heading towards the ocean, right
It has been at least a hundred years since the first marine biological laboratory was established, right
Over the years, in so many marine biological laboratories, there has not been a single incident of a Turritopsis immortalus dying of natural age. If this isn't immortality, what is it
Even Zhang Qicheng was moved. "Emperors of all dynasties have often spent huge amounts of manpower and resources to send people out to search for the elixir of immortality. How can this little thing, not even as big as my fingernail, be able to make people immortal? Brother Xiang, you are not talking nonsense, are you?"
Xiang Yang shrugged. "God is fair. We are born as human beings. We can do anything with our wisdom, but we can never extend our lifespan. Although the Turritopsis immortalus doesn't have a strong body like a killer whale, nor does it have human wisdom, it has an ability that countless people desire, and that is immortality."
Zhang Qicheng stretched out his hand and said, "Let me see this Turritopsis dohrnii."
Xiang Yang immediately shook his head, "Don't make a fuss. The Turritopsis dohrnii is also a jellyfish. Don't underestimate it because it is small. It actually contains highly toxic poison. Being bitten by it is no joke."
Zhang Qicheng rolled his eyes. "Actually, I just want to be bitten by it. I heard that a guy was bitten by a spider and became Spider-Man. I wonder if I can become immortal if bitten by this immortal creature."
Xiang Yang: “…”
"I think what you said is wrong, Boss Zhang." Fang Youqun said seriously, "I think we should eat this jellyfish in one bite. The correct way to achieve immortality is to eat the immortal meat."
Zhang Qicheng clapped his hands and said, "Well said, why didn't I think of that?"
Xiang Yang: “…”
Zhang Qicheng became more and more excited as he talked with the crew, and even listed a plan on how to cook the immortal jellyfish.
Xiang Yang interrupted them quickly, "Okay, stop talking nonsense, help me get a fish tank, I want to keep this jellyfish, I will go back and catch another batch of jellyfish later."
Fang Youqun hurriedly ran into the cabin.
The remaining crew members gradually quieted down.
Zhang Qicheng still had some doubts. He asked Xiang Yang, "Brother Xiang, are you sure that this Turritopsis dohrnii can really live forever? Don't the cells in its body age? Don't the biological tissues need to undergo metabolism?"
"Of course the cells in the body of the Turritopsis dohrnii will age. Any animal needs to undergo metabolism." Xiang Yang said with a smile.
Zhang Qicheng was confused. "Cells age, and body tissues need to undergo metabolism. So you still say that this jellyfish can live forever?"
"It's theoretical immortality." Xiang Yang corrected.
"Under normal circumstances, the life span of jellyfish is very short. Except for special species, most jellyfish only live for a few months. Like silkworms, they die after completing their reproduction mission. Turritopsis dohrnii is no exception. Their physiological functions can only remain at their peak for a few months."
"But the Turritopsis dohrnii has a skill that countless people envy, that is, the Turritopsis dohrnii can constantly rejuvenate. After living its first life, it immediately lives its second life, and its third life, and so on and so forth. Each rejuvenation is a completely different life cycle for the Turritopsis dohrnii."
"In theory, the immortal jellyfish can go through this "rejuvenation" cycle without limit, so in theory they can live forever. Of course, maybe there is a limit to the number of times they can rejuvenate, such as a hundred or a thousand times, but humans have not yet been able to discover the limit of their rejuvenation."
Zhang Qicheng blinked and asked, "Brother Xiang, do you know how the Turritopsis immortalus completes the process of rejuvenation and lives life after life?"
Xiang Yang tilted his head and shrugged his shoulders. "If I knew something that the scientific community doesn't know, would I still be fishing here? If this drug is developed and mass-produced, there will be a lot of people who will buy it even if it sells for millions of dollars per pill, right?"
Zhang Qicheng smiled bitterly, "That's right."
"How exactly the Turritopsis dohrnii achieves this rejuvenation process is a mystery that I guess will remain for a long time. I don't know if I will ever see this mystery solved. However, some scientists believe that the Turritopsis dohrnii can achieve rejuvenation because it has a kind of universal cell in its body that can transform the Turritopsis dohrnii from an adult to a juvenile, allowing the Turritopsis dohrnii to constantly switch between the two forms of juvenile polyps and adult Turritopsis dohrnii."
Zhang Qicheng nodded. "Since even the scientific community is still speculating, it seems that there is still a long way to go before the mystery is truly solved."
Xiang Yang shook his head.
In fact, the immortality of the Turritopsis dohrnii is not as simple as Xiang Yang said.
Scientists once cut a Turritopsis dohrnii jellyfish in half.
The jellyfish that was cut in half died.
As a result, after 24 hours, the two halves of the Turritopsis dohrnii turned into two polyps, and after 72 hours they grew tentacles.
Amazing, right
Not surprising at all.
Because there was a scientist behind it who took a hammer and smashed a Turritopsis immortala into pieces, and then poured the fragments into a container filled with high-nutrient seawater.
Forty-eight hours later, hundreds of hydras appeared in the vessel.
The scientists have come to the conclusion that the vitality of the Turritopsis dohrnii is the strongest on the planet. Even if a Turritopsis dohrnii is blown into powder with explosives, as long as its cells are intact, it can immediately transform into the next polyp and start a new life journey.
To put it simply, the Turritopsis immortalus can ignore physical attacks.
On this planet without magical attacks, apart from devouring it, almost no creature can kill a Turritopsis dohrnii without the aid of any tools.
The Turritopsis dohrnii is a very beautiful creature.
It's really beautiful.
The immortal jellyfish placed in the fish tank kept shrinking its body that looked like an inverted glass bowl. It looked extremely beautiful, like a flawless piece of crystal art.