I’m a Millennial. And an INTJ. I was an engineer long before I was a physician. Given all these, efficiency is in my blood. I detest waste of all kinds. Waste of time, waste of money, waste of neurons. If you notice the mouse image below, that is exactly how I think when faced with…… Continue reading How to hack aging
Category: Comparative gerontology
How temperature switches aging on and off in hydra animals
The short story is this: you can place two species of hydra animals in the same environment at a temperature of 10 degrees Celsius. One will age (Hydra oligactis) and the other one won’t (Hydra vulgaris). Now here are the details. Hydras are primitive multicelullar animals. When well-fed, they reproduce asexually by budding. But when…… Continue reading How temperature switches aging on and off in hydra animals
Regeneration from simple to complex animals and back
Less turnover. Less replacement. Aging is mainly tissue attrition. Hence regeneration research is where time, money and energy are best spent when it comes to solving the puzzle of aging. Because the ability to regenerate is often – but not always – found in species with negligible senescence. Coupled or not with slow growth. There…… Continue reading Regeneration from simple to complex animals and back
Aging is the loss of cell polarity maintenance
There are 2 ways to deal with the inevitable damage that takes place in an organism in time: 1. You can try to repair it. 2. You can try to limit it. The first solution is usable, but expensive. Energetically expensive. Species mainly use it on the short-term. Some kind of repair is needed for…… Continue reading Aging is the loss of cell polarity maintenance