This week I did the unthinkable: I got married. A very short and spontaneous trip to the seaside followed. So here I was on the shore of the Black Sea on a casual Friday with plenty of research material for the book on comparative gerontology. Yes, I always have good intentions when going on holiday.…… Continue reading Rings of Growth
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Is aging a form of dehydration?
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?
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 IV GlycoSENS
Have you ever started from one of these: and obtained these? This is exactly what happens in our bodies as we age, the only difference being that it takes place in decades instead of hours. Chemically it is called the Maillard reaction. What are extracellular crosslinks and how do they form? We burn slowly and…… Continue reading How to engineer negligible senescence in humans – part IV GlycoSENS