It's a question that has been around for at least a decade following the emergence of some articles suggesting the lobsters are immortal. Is it true that they can live forever? Find out below.
Yes, lobsters. The red thing with huge pincers resting on a plate in a stereotypical expensive dining setting. Several articles in the past suggest lobsters are immortal because they will not stop growing or ageing.While it is true that a lobster's growth tends to be on the upswing on a growth chart, they will eventually die.
Scientists have also found that on average male lobsters can live up to the age of 31-years-old and females to 54. In 2013, the Smithsonian Magazine quoted Maine Marine Resources Department biologist Carl Wilson, who said that on average 10% to 15% of lobsters die annually while moulting as the process takes up a lot of energy; the exertion is just too taxing for them.
Telomerase is an enzyme which can restore telomeres, which in turn protects the molecules of DNA as cells divide.However, as a cell divides its telomeres will shorten until it reaches a critical point where there just isn't enough left to prevent your DNA from being damaged. At this point, the cell dies.
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