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"In theory, any of these factors could be therapeutic targets to extend healthspan. What we have to do now is figure out which ones are amenable to targeting.”
To determine which genes were responsible for ageing, researchers examined 4,698 strains of yeast, each with a single gene deletion and then monitored how long cells lived for before they stopped dividing.
They found that deleting a gene called LOS1 produced particularly impressive results, extending life by 60 per cent. LOS1 is linked to a genetic master switch which has long been associated with calorie restriction through fasting and increased lifespan.
www.telegraph.co.uk...
This is a cesspool we call life.
originally posted by: gortex
a reply to: nullafides
This is a cesspool we call life.
Life is what you make it , ignore the bad and embrace the good.
originally posted by: Pistoche
This sounds a lot like "deleting system32 to make your computer go faster" (disclaimer: DONT try this at home). When we don't accurately know the function of all genes, it would be unwise to start deleting some willy-nilly. For example, academics have long assumed that "junk DNA" didn't serve any purpose until recently; more and more of these sections of "junk DNA" are proving crucial to our very existence.
originally posted by: enlightenedservant
Kind of like how doctors thought the appendix was useless. But now they've realized it's actually quite beneficial.
originally posted by: RustyNailer
My Earth prison sentence is long enough, thanks but no thanks....
originally posted by: Pistoche
... academics have long assumed that "junk DNA" didn't serve any purpose until recently; more and more of these sections of "junk DNA" are proving crucial to our very existence.