Sea anemones might hold secrets to immortality. Researchers found stem cells in Nematostella vectensis that regenerate endlessly, showing no signs of ageing. Unlocking how they work could help us better understand human ageing

#science #biology #immortality #seaanemone #aging #research #stemcells #liveforever

https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/animals/a66078538/sea-anemone-immortal-aging

Mediterranean Beadlet Anemone (Actinia mediterranea)

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Snakelocks Anemone (Anemonia viridis)

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Before spines or skeletons, there was BMP shuttling. Sea anemones just helped reveal the deep roots of your back. #Evolution #DevelopmentalBiology #SeaAnemone

https://geekoo.news/how-sea-anemones-reveal-the-deep-origins-of-body-symmetry/

A Beadlet Anemone (Actinia equina) With its blue beads (stinging cells) showing nicely. They use these on each other when jostling for position in rockpools.
County Clare, Ireland.

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Solving a marine mystery: How #anemonefish avoid stings from their sea anemone hosts
https://phys.org/news/2025-02-marine-mystery-anemonefish-sea-anemone.html

Anemonefish use #SialicAcid metabolism as Trojan horse to avoid giant #SeaAnemone stinging: Natacha Roux et al. https://bmcbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12915-025-02144-8

"anemonefish have evolved to maintain very low levels of sialic acid in their skin mucus to avoid triggering the release of stinging cells in their sea anemone hosts."

Spotted in the sand at low tide - Moonglow Anemone!

#anemone #SeaAnemone #lowTide #tidepool #beach #Seattle