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Geneticists Claim Aging Breakthrough

Posted by Zonk on from the lazarus-long-i-presume dept.

Quirk writes "The Science section of The Guardian is reporting on recent experiments by geneticists 'to unlock the secrets of the aging process has created organisms that live six times their usual lifespan, raising hopes that it might be possible to slow ageing in humans.' 'In the experiment, Dr Longo's team took yeast cells and knocked out two key genes, named Sir2 and SCH9. The latter governs the cells' ability to convert nutrients into energy. They found that instead of dying after a week, the cells lived for up to six weeks.''Research has now begun to test whether the effect works in mice.' So it looks like we might soon have near immortal, fearless mice."

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  1. Hilander by Morky · · Score: 4, Funny

    I am Mickey McMouse of the clan McMouse, and I am immortal.

    1. Re:Hilander by hunterx11 · · Score: 5, Funny

      What's the sequence of the gene the prolongs life for you and me? CTGACTGCATC!

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    2. Re:Hilander by corngrower · · Score: 5, Funny

      All those jokes about anti-aging discoveries never grow old, do they?

  2. i know when we will see these benefits by circletimessquare · · Score: 5, Funny

    i know exactly when these amazing age-related breakthroughs will come to fruition for humanity

    exactly at the age at which i am too old to partake of any of it

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  3. Oh, great more old people by BobCat7 · · Score: 5, Funny

    At this rate I'm never gonna get to sit at the big table on Thanksgiving

  4. Yawn by ENOENT · · Score: 5, Funny

    Where we can get fearless, immortal, FLYING mice, then I'll be excited.

    Especially if they can also sing "Here I come to save the day."

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  5. Re:It's gonna get.. by wiggles · · Score: 4, Funny

    No problem. Just make sterilization a prerequisite for immortality.

  6. Re:Fearless cancels out Immortal by dmuth · · Score: 4, Funny

    At the rate of mice-related stories we've been getting on Slashdot lately, I'm getting worried that the next one is going to be how scientists found a way to make mice smarter.

    "What are we going to do tonight, Brain?"
    "Same thing we do every night, Pinky: try to take over the world!"

  7. And soon our scientists will say... by teko_teko · · Score: 5, Funny

    And soon our scientists will say stuffs like... Wernstrom: "Face it, Farnsworth, you're over the hill. It's time to leave science to the hundred-twenty-year-olds." Farnsworth: "You young turks think you know everything! I was inventing things when you were barely turning senile." Wernstrom: "Haha! Go home before you embarrass yourself, old man! Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to take a nap before the ceremonies."

  8. Re:It's gonna get.. by 19thNervousBreakdown · · Score: 4, Funny

    Not if I have anything to say about it.

    There can be only one.

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