This is kind of insanely amazing—yet I bet it got buried under news of WikiLeaks. Check out this cutting from CTV.ca:
Mon Nov 29, 10:00 PMScientists find way to reverse aging in mice
CTV.ca News Staff
Scientists in Boston have made an astounding discovery, taking aging mice and turning them young again, like tiny little Benjamin Buttons. (AP / Bebeto Matthews)
Scientists in Boston have made an astounding discovery, taking aging mice and turning them young again, like tiny little Benjamin Buttons.
Just like the title character in the Hollywood film version of “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” the mice appeared to not only stop aging but grow younger.
The gist isn’t quite as promising as it sounds, sadly. Turns out they could only reverse the aging in mice they’d already aged artificially by giving them that disease that mimics the effects of old age. However, if it works on these mice, why wouldn’t work on humans with the same disease? Or on mice and/or humans who are old, if the effects of the disease are so similar to the effects of regular old-aging?
Check out the whole article to read the specifics. It’s fascinating stuff for sure. I’ve always had the feeling I’d live forever. Now I have the feeling I just might know how I’ll do it. :)
