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Long-Lived Aquatic Creatures News

Stem cell secrets of the ageless sea anemone

Popular Mechanics - 13-Sep-2025

Scientists uncover stem cell secrets behind the scarlet sea anemone’s resistance to ageing

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Unlocking the secrets of immortal stem cells in sea anemones

Medical University of Vienna (MedUni Wien) - 19-Aug-2024

Ancient genes in sea anemones offer insights into ageing and regeneration

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Tiny sea creature unlocks the secrets of healing and aging

Phys.org - 30-Jun-2023

Insights on the evolution of ageing and may help advance regenerative medicine

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Could sea urchins hold the secrets of senescence and longevity?

Fight Aging! - 02-Jun-2020

Possible as these highly regenerative echinoids show extremes of biological ageing

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Red coral can live for five hundred years

National Geographic - 31-Mar-2018

Longest-lived marine species Monorhaphis chuni was estimated to be 11,000 years old

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Sea worms may live to over 1000 years old

New Scientist - 20-Jul-2017

Tube worms may live 250–300 years, possibly over 1000, in deep-sea habitats

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Aging not inevitable for sea urchins

MDI Biological Laboratory - 24-May-2016

Sea urchins regrow body parts; study shows aging decline isn’t inevitable

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Fate of Ming: the 507 years old clam

National Geographic - 17-Nov-2013

But there may be more older clams still living on the ocean floor

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