It has been some time since my last post, hasn’t it? Well two (2) months to be exact. Apparently it is not that easy to be a blogger. :-)

The last few articles that I wrote in blog causing me a bit of trouble; I have to reply to some emails from you-know-who. I guess the sabbatical months have ended. Well, I would never stop writing. :-)

I begin this year with an article that I read on Telegraph UK on mysterious creature studied by scientists, and they have discovered this creature is capable of reverting completely to its younger self!

A jellyfish know as Turritopsis Nutricula is able to revert back to a juvenile form once it mates after becoming sexually mature.

I guess scientists will study the process known as transdifferentiation to benefit the cosmetic industry, after all people are buying those products to slow down the ageing process, as well as to remain beautiful. :-)

The Telegraph UK wrote;

'Immortal' jellyfish swarming across the world

An 'immortal' jellyfish is swarming through the world's oceans, according to scientists.

Last Updated: 1:31PM GMT 30 Jan 2009

An 'immortal' jellyfish is swarming through the world's oceans, according to scientists. 

Photo: BARCROFT

The Turritopsis Nutricula is able to revert back to a juvenile form once it mates after becoming sexually mature.

Marine biologists say the jellyfish numbers are rocketing because they need not die.

Dr Maria Miglietta of the Smithsonian Tropical Marine Institute said: "We are looking at a worldwide silent invasion."

The jellyfish are originally from the Caribbean but have spread all over the world.

Turritopsis Nutricula is technically known as a hydrozoan and is the only known animal that is capable of reverting completely to its younger self.

It does this through the cell development process of transdifferentiation.

Scientists believe the cycle can repeat indefinitely, rendering it potentially immortal.

While most members of the jellyfish family usually die after propagating, the Turritopsis nutricula has developed the unique ability to return to a polyp state.

Having stumbled upon the font of eternal youth, this tiny creature which is just 5mm long is the focus of many intricate studies by marine biologists and geneticists to see exactly how it manages to literally reverse its aging process.