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  2. List of people claimed to be immortal in myth and legend

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    He is regarded to be a chiranjivi, an immortal being, who still roams the world with foul-smelling fluids oozing from his form. [4] Hanuman, a vanara figure from the Ramayana and a companion of Rama, is described to be immortal in Hindu epics. He is believed to live in the Himalayas. [5] The Wandering Jew (b. 1st century BC), a Jewish shoemaker.

  3. List of fatal dog attacks - Wikipedia

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    After that, residents attacked and killed the dog. [378] The incident caused anger amongst the public who complained about civic bodies not controlling the growing stray dog population. [379] 2009: 20, male Stray dog: Uttar Pradesh, Meerut — In 2009, Meerut had several attacks by dogs that killed two children and a 20-year-old man. [380 ...

  4. Fatal dog attacks - Wikipedia

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    The study of fatal dog attacks can lead to prevention techniques which can help to reduce all dog bite injuries, not only fatalities. [1] Dog bites and attacks can result in pain, bruising, wounds, bleeding, soft tissue injury, broken bones, loss of limbs, scalping, disfigurement, life-threatening injuries, and death. [2]

  5. List of deadliest animals to humans - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of the deadliest animals to humans worldwide, measured by the number of humans killed per year. Different lists have varying criteria and definitions, so lists from different sources disagree and can be contentious. This article contains a compilation of lists from several reliable sources.

  6. Immortality - Wikipedia

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    Its immortal adaptation has allowed it to spread from its original habitat in the Caribbean to "all over the world". [31] [32] Hydra is a genus belonging to the phylum Cnidaria, the class Hydrozoa and the order Anthomedusae. They are simple fresh-water predatory animals possessing radial symmetry. [33] [34]

  7. Biological immortality - Wikipedia

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    Embryonic stem cells and germ cells have also been described as immortal. [8] [9] Immortal cell lines of cancer cells can be created by induction of oncogenes or loss of tumor suppressor genes. One way to induce immortality is through viral-mediated induction of the large T-antigen, [10] commonly introduced through simian virus 40 (SV-40). [11]

  8. Animal euthanasia - Wikipedia

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    Animal euthanasia (euthanasia from Greek: εὐθανασία; "good death") is the act of killing an animal humanely, most commonly with injectable drugs.Reasons for euthanasia include incurable (and especially painful) conditions or diseases, [1] lack of resources to continue supporting the animal, or laboratory test procedures.

  9. Negligible senescence - Wikipedia

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    Among bacteria, individual organisms are vulnerable and can easily die, but on the level of the colony, bacteria can live indefinitely. The two daughter bacteria resulting from cell division of a parent bacterium can be regarded as unique individuals or as members of a biologically "immortal" colony. [ 13 ]