長生不老 的動物(生物)
Creature discovered that is 'effectively immortal'
想能夠長生不老 - 科學家們認為他們已經找到了一個動物可以.
Imagine being able to live forever - scientists think they've found a creature that actually can!
丹麥南方大學的研究人員,宣稱淡水水息(珊瑚蟲)是“有效的長生不朽”。
Researchers from South Denmark University claim kind of freshwater polyp is 'effectively immortal'.
科學家們看著46個不同年齡增長的物種，包括哺乳動物，植物，真菌和藻類
Scientists looked at ageing in 46 different species including mammals, plants, fungi and algae.
他們發現，人類，哺乳動物和鳥類,隨著年齡的增長而削弱，但有些其他的生物，如龜和某些樹木,因為他們年齡長大,而變得更強.
They found that humans, mammals and birds weaken with age, but other organisms such as tortoises and certain trees get stronger as they get older.
水螅magnipapillata，是一個微小的動物有筒狀體與觸鬚，有嘴和粘合的腳，但它幾乎是不受由年齡長大衰老而受影響.
Hydra magnipapillata, a microscopic animal with a tube-like body with tentacles, a mouth and adhesive foot, but it is almost completely unaffected by the ageing process.
研究人員說，一些標本物種，在適當的條件下，可以活者達1400年。
Researchers say that some specimens could live, under the right conditions, up to 1,400 years.
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這項研究結果發表在"科學雜誌"，(自然).
The research was published in the scientific journal, Nature.
12-10-2013
