because the world needs younger mice.
heh.
regenerative medicine ping
This should really ruin social security.
Let’s hope they perfect this AFTER George Soros dies.
But they artificially aged the mice first, why???
Will these ‘younger’ mice actually have longer life spans than a normal mouse, or were they simply able to undo what they had done?
I can make someone healthy by ceasing to poison them, but that doesn’t make me a healer.
Logan’s Mice
Hmmm.....
I’m opening me up a telomerase store....
Oh...and maybe a website....
oh, oh, oh, e-bay auctions once a day!!!!
The people from Ork can explain how it works.
Hugh Downs, in 1998 reported on 20/20
The news is now out and it is astonishing," said Hugh Downs, co-host of ABC-TV's 20/20 program on January 16. "Researchers have discovered the mechanism that makes us age, and they claim they can slow it down."
The 20/20 show went on to tell the story of an eye-opening breakthrough by a California-based company, Geron Corporation, which was trumpeted around the world. The breakthrough involves the extension of the life span of normal human dividing cells in vitro by the introduction of the enzyme telomerase. Telomerase prevents telomere shortening, a process that has been described as the molecular clock that triggers senescence.
Telomeres are segments at both ends of gene-carrying chromosomes in the cell nucleus that maintain the integrity of the chromosomes. Normal dividing cells grow old and sluggish. Eventually they stop dividing because they lack telomerase to keep their telomeres from shortening, which weakens their chromosomes. Cancer cells, on the other hand, which have a plentiful supply of telomerase, continue dividing indefinitely, but are abnormal. The continuous, rapid division of abnormal cancer cells is a lethal process that leads, if unchecked, to the death of the organism.
"We believe that telomerase therapy will provide ground-breaking advances within the next 5 to 10 years for the treatment of the diseases of aging."
The treatment hasn't been implemented because of the societal implications.
(Young mouse mutation monster on left communicates its displeasure at being created to Will Smith)
The Chinese herbal “medicine” derived from astragalus root is reputed to have anti-aging effects. I believe the Chinese name for it actually means “hair stays black” or something along those lines. Maybe it has some effect upon telomerase.
Thanks for the ping.
Very interesting article...
Man I wish they’d hurry up with this stuff, I’m not getting any younger.