The Jellyfish That Holds a Key to Immortality

By reversing its aging process when it gets sick or injured, Japan’s tiny Turritopsis dohrnii jellyfish is one of the only known animals that has figured out how to defeat death. Motherboard goes to Japan to visit the only researcher in the world who is studying the microscopic animal to see if humans can eventually do the same. Read more: Subscribe to MOTHERBOARD: Follow MOTHERBO