http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ibt1YQhDHZ8 The video you just watched is a time lapse of a bouquet of roses withering in a vase. Do you notice the wrinkling of petals, their decrease in volume? They have plenty of water in the vase, so why do they dry? Do they develop an inability to absorb or to preserve their cell…… Continue reading Is aging a form of dehydration?
Category: Comparative gerontology
Same genes, 80-times lifespan difference – who is it?
Some of the most amazing things happen in nature just before our eyes if we take a moment to notice them. Rats are disgusting creatures we avoid – yet inside their intestines a parasite worm called Strongyloides ratti can be found. This worm is able to live both as a parasite and as a free-living…… Continue reading Same genes, 80-times lifespan difference – who is it?
How to engineer negligible senescence in humans – part VII OncoSENS
What is the number one disease killing our elders besides heart disease? Cancer. A dreadful word that conjures all sorts of evil things, cancer runs rampant as we age. What do all cancers have in common? They start from one (or several) nuclear mutation(s). In the case of lifestyle non-inherited cancers the disease…… Continue reading How to engineer negligible senescence in humans – part VII OncoSENS
How to engineer negligible senescence in humans – part VI RepleniSENS
After a couple of previous articles we reached part VI – the most important of all (in my opinion) because a cell that divides itself in two also dilutes its original damage as well. Having a fresh supply of somatic cells derived from our own DNA would largely correct many of geriatrics diseases. Let’s find…… Continue reading How to engineer negligible senescence in humans – part VI RepleniSENS