[zerobees]

This is a press release from a marine research organization, so the main implication here isn't that they're doing it because it's in any way relevant to humans. They're doing it because it's a cool thing for a marine research organization to research.

Yes, it's probably not gonna help humans, unless some of your friends are gelatinous blobs with no circulatory or nervous system and with a lifespan measured in months.

[KurSix]

The article is pretty explicit that the interesting part is that some of the underlying epithelial repair mechanisms appear to be conserved across animals, including mammals

[hsbauauvhabzb]

What about if they exhibit three out of four of those symptoms?

[dotancohen]

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. I'm divorced too.

[heiejdn283]

Novo Nordisk might challenge the idea that application follows directly from research objectives

[embedding-shape]

Hell, any research lab would implore you to make such challenge. Imagine all the things we'd missed out on if we always acted towards some certain goal(s), probably half the stuff we have today wouldn't have been invented (yet?).

[pvaldes]

Clytia is not just your normal jellyfish, is an organism that alternates between a jellyfish and a polyp that live in small colonies, not unlike corals but less complex and without hard calcified skeletons.

Is also in the same group that has the only animals known to be potentially immortal. I'm not joking. This things exist. So the word "heal" here can mean different things than people expects. Imagine that as we grow older and decaying we could decide to grow a new genetic clone of "me" inside and reborn as happy babies, discarding our older shell. Some of this animals can do this to "heal" and the trick can be used an undefined amount of times. Those creatures are really ancient and have a few tricks on their sleeves.

Relevant for humans, as reef corals are related with jellyfishes and have free larvae that could respond in a similar way to temperature damage. Clytia could thrive when corals will die. This just another clue that some people is being more and more concerned by AMOC, even if it may be too late yet with all the warmongers ruining our last chances

[KurSix]

But I would still be careful not to blur together wound healing, regeneration and rejuvenation. They may share some cellular machinery, but they are not the same process

[saidnooneever]

very interesting insights! thanks!

[yubblegum]

> Yes, it's probably not gonna help humans, unless some of your friends are gelatinous blobs with no circulatory or nervous system and with a lifespan measured in months.

Who knows, maybe we'll have organic suites for people or sealing membranes for mechanisms.

[resonious]

I think it's the tiny chance they it will help humans that makes it so fascinating.