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Does the jellyfish renews its cells? and can it be tested on humans? explain how and why.

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Jellyfish have a surprising capacity of regenerating and renewing parts of their bodies. This unique ability can reach unbelieaveble stages, as we can see in a jellyfish species called Turritopsis dohrnii. That animal can reverse their development process and turn back into a polyp (initial development stage). Human cells can also regenerate, achieving even an anti-aging effects. Some researchers have studied, for example, how that mechanism can be used to fight cancer. And considering the ability of regeneration, many events that happen in our bodies are led by that, as the regeneration of a full bone. The studies that analyze it normally perform cell cultures to observe its behavior and the mechanisms that make regeneration possible. Understanding those processes, we will be able to learn things like and effective way of fighting cancer, slowing the aging process and many other benefits for human life.

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