The Sea-cret to Eternal Youth?
By WorDazza
@WorDazza (15826)
Manchester, England
October 9, 2015 6:02am CST
Scientists are investigating the humble sea anemone to attempt to discover its secret to seemingly eternal life. It is believed that these creatures are pretty much immortal having perfected the trick of regenerating cells without cancerous mutations being introduced.
Despite their appearance it is believed we share a common ancestor with the sea anemone and they are genetically quite similar to humans.
If you don't believe me then consider this. They have a mouth which also functions as an anus. I'm prepared to bet that each and every one of you knows at least one person for whom this is all too true!!!
Ok, who said WorDazza???
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
9 Oct 15
The regeneration of cells in the human body is something that I have always been perplexed about. Unlike our ancestral friend the anemone, we regenerate cells constantly but recreate cells with the same aged condition and imperfections that our replaced cells had. This rather questions the effective prowess of nature and evolution.
Obviously any connection to the anemone must date back millions of years and our respective evolutionary paths have progressed at different speeds because I find myself unable to outwit the average anemone.
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@WorDazza (15826)
• Manchester, England
9 Oct 15
I think that from an evolutionary perspective we are surplus to requirements once we have gone past the age of being able to provide prime sperm or eggs so to a large extent it doesn't matter if we reproduce duff old cells because once we've got to that point we are pretty much useless anyway in an evolutionary sense.
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..now at first I wondered what!!! Then I realized that well mouth can be used to sheet..lol. Good one..
@Marilynda1225 (91141)
• United States
9 Oct 15
Actually I know a few of these people LOL
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@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
9 Oct 15
Oh yeah.
For sure no problem finding those around this place..
Well sea air is good for me thats all that I know.
Well sea air is good for me thats all that I know.1 person likes this
@Tampa_girl7 (54720)
• United States
9 Oct 15
Thanks for making me smile. Yes, we all know these kind of people.1 person likes this
@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
12 Oct 15
So they said that those anemones can only move 3 to 4 inches an hour. Slow. That sounds quite similar to some people I know. 
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