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Has nature found the secret to immortality?
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Humanity is always searching for a way to live forever. But what if we’ve been looking in the wrong place? In this video, we’re taking a look at the incredible creatures that defy death, from ancient sharks that predate empires, to immortal jellyfish that can literally reset their life cycles. These living time machines hold powerful biological secrets that could unlock the rules of aging.



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0:00 The Secret to Immortality
1:33 Galápagos Tortoise
7:11 Greenland Shark
14:18 Black Coral
19:46 Antarctic Glass Sponge
25:18 Immortal Jellyfish



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References
“Why Giant Tortoises Live So Long”, via Yale University https://astrumspace.info/tortoises
“Reptile and Amphibian Aging”, via Penn State University https://astrumspace.info/longevity_study
“Concurrent Evolution of Antiaging Gene Duplications”, via Genome Biology and Evolution https://astrumspace.info/gene_duplication
“Greenland Shark - Anti-aging Secrets”, via eurekalert.org https://astrumspace.info/greenland_shark
“Black Corals of the Deep”, via Smithsonian https://astrumspace.info/blackcoral1
“Deep sea corals - the oldest living marine organism”, via Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory https://astrumspace.info/blackcoral2
“Recruitment, Growth and Mortality of an Antarctic Hexactinellid Sponge”, via PubMed Central https://astrumspace.info/sponge_mortality
“Non-neural reflexes: sponges and the origins of behaviour”, via Science Direct https://astrumspace.info/sponge_behaviour
“The Discovery of Immortal Jellyfish”, via Research Gate https://astrumspace.info/Jellyfish1
“Shin Kubota: Jellyfish and Immortality”, via The New York Times https://astrumspace.info/Jellyfish2



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Credits
Narrator: James Stewart
Producers: Alex McColgan, James Stewart
Writer: James Stewart
Video Editor: Daniel Burgin, Celal Kaçar
Animator: Peter Sheppard
Researcher: Shourya Shrivastava
Thumbnail Designer: Peter Sheppard
Channel Manager: Georgina Brenner
Production Manager: Raquel Taylor
Head of Astrum: Jess Jordan
Creator of Astrum: Alex McColgan



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