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(1)Lobsters are known to live forever. Is it real
(2)Lobsters are known to live forever
(3)The lifespan of life is determined by telomeres A telomere is a tail attached to both ends of a chromosome strand, and each time a cell divides, it becomes shorter and shorter, and eventually when the telomere disappears, life dies
(4)When telomeres shrink and eventually disappear, life dies
(5)The most famous creature in relation to telomeres is lobster lobster Lobsters have the ability to repair telomeres An enzyme called telomerase in the cells of lobsters makes telomeres not shortening
(6)So lobsters are biologically eternal creatures and never die naturally, that is, they never die unless they are caught in accidents or eaten by other animals In addition, lobsters prevent telomerase from being destroyed because telomerase is always acting on the body, so lobsters do not age and only continue to grow throughout their lives
(7)The largest crayfish listed in the Guinness Book of World Records can be assumed to have lived more than 200 years, given the extent of its growth
(8)Here’s one question: Why is the oldest living lobster listed in the Guinness Book of World Records only 200 years old? If a lobster is a non-natural creature, then a lobster that lives longer than that should be found because it doesn’t die naturally, but it causes a lot of accidents Lobsters are located on the lower side of the food chain and are often eaten by other sea creatures
(9)Lobsters are often eaten by other sea creatures because they are located on the lower side of the food chain, but the cause of the accidental death of lobsters is the shell. Crustaceans such as lobsters shed their skin
(10)Lobsters shed their skin. Image Source: Infinite Normal Log
(11)Crustaceans’ skin thickens and hardens when they shed, and their bodies grow together to fit the shell In the case of lobsters, if they live for about a hundred years through this process of shedding, the shell becomes too thick and hard for the Danster, so they cannot peel it off by themselves. The lobster, which cannot peel and grows, is stuck in the shell and dies
(12)Although lobsters are not really eternal creatures, the scientific community is very interested in lobsters Lobster’s body cannot last forever, but lobster’s cells can last forever science because of
(13)They opened up a way to use the telomeres of lobsters and the telomerase that protects them in humans
(14)I’m trying to find a way for humans to be immortal
(15)Lobsters do not die of natural causes, but they do not live forever
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