Aquatic Invader Has Time Lord’s Regenerative Powers

When the Time Lords of Doctor Who face up a fateful blow , they can always revitalize , take on a newer , and often younger , organic structure . A sure coinage of class Hydrozoa can execute a similar trick , going into hibernation when times are tough and then emerging as a younger version of itself . And researcher say this potentially immortal creature is slowly taking over our ocean .

The jellyfish - like hydroid , Turritopsis dohrnii survives through a phoenix - like ability . When faced with a solid food famine or environmental danger , the T. dohrnii collapses into a blob and start its lifecycle all over again . Not only have research worker deemed the being “ nearly immortal , ” this phoenix belongings has turn on the T. dohrnii to spread to oceans all across the globe . pass ships frequently swallow up the class Hydrozoa in their ballast , triggering the rejuvenation physical process . Thus , an adult hydroid that has already reproduced could be swallow up and dropped off elsewhere to resume its lifecycle and reproduce all over again .

Thus far , researchers have not found that the T. dohrnii , which can be identified only through genetic examination , have disconcert any of the ecosystems they have invade . But the predatory creatures seem to be the pure alien encroacher : difficult to detect , patient , and successful in the face of adversity .

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