# The Frontiers of Biological Immortality and Negligible Senescence

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Podcast: [Curious City: Exploring Science and Wonders](https://stenobird.com/podcast/curious-city-exploring-science-and-wonders-7109832)
Published: 2026-03-12T08:00:02+00:00
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## Resource

Aging may not be a fixed biological law. This episode explores negligible senescence—species that show little or no age-related decline. From the cellular reset mechanisms of the Immortal jellyfish and the stem-cell renewal of Hydra to the longevity strategies of the Naked mole-rat and Ocean quahog, we examine how DNA repair and protein maintenance can slow—or bypass—biological decay. These organisms suggest that aging is a modifiable process, not an inevitability. This episode includes AI-generated content.

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