The secret to immortality might be a sea cucumber
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Severed fragments of the sea cucumber Psolus fabricii don't die like normal tissue — they heal wounds, keep cells dividing, and survive for over three years, leading researchers to label them biologically immortal. Scientists don't fully understand why, but the discovery challenges basic assumptions about life and death.
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