Remember the GlycoSENS post on negligible senescence? Just like a raw chicken gets crispy after spending 2 hours in the oven, so will our bodies “bake from within” with each decade. Our proteins get cross-linked with sugars and fats, so their function is altered, all this with huge consequences on our sight, hearing, brain, blood…… Continue reading Cool down aging through your diet
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How to engineer negligible senescence in humans – part I MitoSENS
Many engineering graduates leave the field for alternative careers, but what they don’t leave is the confidence that any problem has a solution, even if it wasn’t found yet and even if one does not understand all the details. This is the reason for which one engineer changed gerontology – his name is Aubrey de…… Continue reading How to engineer negligible senescence in humans – part I MitoSENS
Why do some species escape senescence? part II
During the previous post I mentioned dormancy as one of the strategies some species display to escape senescence. Are there any more common patterns? What do these individuals do differently from us? Can we learn something from them, even apply some of their wisdom to escape senescence too? During the periods when species undergo depressed…… Continue reading Why do some species escape senescence? part II
Why do some species escape senescence? part I
During the past 6 months I took the habit of researching the existing academic literature on species which seem to defy the wear and tear we humans experience as we age. I tried to find common patterns, common development pathways or common environments. I am still not through with reading everything that has been published…… Continue reading Why do some species escape senescence? part I