Cell Division Reversed for the First Time

SubtleGuest writes "Gary J. Gorbsky, Ph.D., a scientist with the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, has found a way to reverse the process of cell division. The discovery could have important implications for the treatment of cancer, birth defects and numerous other diseases and disorders. Gorbsky's findings appear in the April 13 issue of the journal Nature. "No one has gotten the cell cycle to go backwards before now," said Gorbsky. "This shows that certain events in the cell cycle that have long been assumed irreversible may, in fact, be reversible." In the lab, Gorbsky and his OMRF colleagues were able to control the protein responsible for the division process, interrupt and reverse the event, sending duplicate chromosomes back to the center of the original cell, an event once thought impossible. Here is a video of it happening."

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The way it really happens

[WhatsAProGingrass]

And here is the video of cell division. only its played in reverse.

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Re:The way it really happens

[suv4x4]

"And here [nature.com] is the video of cell division."

Why is this outrageous video not labeled "not safe for work" or something?!

Does this mean ...

[Anonymous Coward]

It might not be too late to 'take back' that decision you made to have children 10 years ago?

Reverse

[suv4x4]

"a scientist with the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, has found a way to reverse the process of cell division."

Eeewww!! Grosss!!

Anybody else also reminded of those "see me eat my hamburger in reverse" videos?

Re:We've been at war with cancer for over 50 years

[srn_test]

It's easy to lower the cancer death rate; make sure people die of something else first!

Males will all eventually get prostate cancer; the rates are rising because they aren't dieing of the things we traditionally died of in the past - communicable diseases, war, accident and heart disease.

If we got out and started a good war, fewer people would die of cancer! Think of Iraq as a big anti-cancer crusade.

Re:Video method? (dumb question)

[dthx1138]

I believe it's called a "micro-scope" Microscope

Popular Mechanics hasn't covered this one yet as it's only been around for about 400 years

Finally!

[Firehed]

I can use this cell undevision (fusion?) technique to revert myself to a giant sperm. And I'll be smart enough to choose the best genes before finding myself an equally oversized egg to start over. Who wouldn't want in-home eugenics?