According to the mice we have a long way to go.
Posted on 10/09/2017 5:05:03 PM PDT by BenLurkin
One of the techniques currently under development that it is following is NMN, a compound expected to enter clinical trials after it was shown to rejuvenate elderly mice in laboratory tests.
It is also considering making more advanced tweaks or alterations to the DNA of its astronauts, although the moral implications of such a radical step will need to be addressed.
This includes epigenetic modifications, which alter the way genes are read by the body without making changes to the underlying DNA code.
Using such a technique would allow Nasa's scientists to turn up the volume on one genetic instruction or mute another.
This may help to prevent cancers, dementia and other radiation related illnesses from developing, as well as boosting the body's resilience to its effects.
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According to the mice we have a long way to go.
I hear it turns your skin gray
That and minds which are 1/2 computer.
On a Mars trip, do the powers that be expect the astronauts to land, pop the hatch, and start exploring? When crews come back from the ISS, they are wobbly and need assistance to move around. Once on Mars, there will be no assistance. How long will they have to adjust to the Martian environment before they can head out the door?
Shop=ship. Stupid Surface!
Mebbe a job for “Pigman”?!? d;^)
What could go wrong?
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