Can a Jellyfish Unlock the Secret of Immortality? (The New York Times)
In a New York Times story about research on a hydrozoan known as the “immortal jellyfish,” Dartmouth’s Kevin Peterson, associate professor of biological sciences and adjunct professor of earth sciences, says there is a “shocking amount of genetic similarity between jellyfish and human beings.” The genetic similarities, Peterson tells the Times, may have implications for medicine, especially in terms of longevity and cancer research.
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