Natural tissue immortality: Indefinite survival of sea cucumber explants.

Sara Jobson, Emaline M Montgomery, Jean-François Hamel, Rachel E Sipler, Annie Mercier

Department of Ocean Sciences, Memorial University, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador A1C 5S7, Canada.Department of Ocean Sciences, Memorial University, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador A1C 5S7, Canada. · pubmed

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Abstract

Senescence and immortality are central biological paradigms. While regenerative capabilities in Deuterostomia are known, the fate of lost and discarded tissues has been presumed terminal. Here, we demonstrate that explanted epidermal, connective, neural, and muscle tissue from the sea cucumber

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Research summary

The paper claims that explanted tissues from sea cucumbers can survive indefinitely. This research explores the mechanisms of tissue immortality, which could provide insights into longevity and regenerative biology.

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