VIDA ETERNA? O único animal imortal do mundo pode nos ajudar?

Até onde sabemos, o único animal imortal do mundo é uma minúscula água-viva.

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A Turritopsos dohrnii reverte o ciclo de vida ao chegar na idade adulta, retornando à juventude em um círculo interminável.

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A ciência passou a investigar a pequena criatura para descobrir segredos sobre a regeneração e imortalidade de seu DNA e células.

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Normalmente, as águas-vivas saem de óvulos fertilizados com um espermatozoide, que forma um zigoto, evolui para uma larva e flutua pelo mar até se prender ao solo marinho, virando um pólipo.

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A reprodução assexuada faz com que solte diversas pequenas águas-vivas do corpo, que crescem até a idade adulta e eventualmente morrem.

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A T. dohrnii faz o mesmo processo, mas, ao invés de perecer, faz o ciclo retroceder e volta a ser um cisto, esfera que volta a grudar no leito marinho e se transforma em pólipo novamente.

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Descobriu-se que as T. dohrnii mudam a expressão gênica por um processo chamado desdiferenciação, que “reinicia” seu relógio biológico.

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Mas, embora tenhamos conseguido desvendar a torna imortal, nunca conseguiremos replicar seu sucesso em humanos.

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Talvez, a reflexão trazida pela T. dohrnii seja: Será que vale a pena viver para sempre?

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