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The root system of clonal colony 'Pando' (in Utah), still alive (barely,thanks to us), dates to 80,000 ya. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pando_(tree) https://e
by 8bitsrule 7y ago
The root system of clonal colony 'Pando' (in Utah), still alive (barely,thanks to us), dates to 80,000 ya.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pando_(tree) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pando_(tree)
- quixoticelixer- 7y agoThere is unlikely to be any alive material that is that old though
- 8bitsrule 7y agoNot on the individual cell level. Human cells last days to months ... continually replaced by division. Over time all of our cells are replaced. I guess all other cellular organisms are like that. Question of definition whether clones are the 'same individual organism'. More details here. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_longest-living_organisms https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_longest-living_organis... Then there's this possibly immortal jellyfish. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turritopsis_dohrnii https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turritopsis_dohrnii