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Mice injected with a microRNA molecule lived longer and had fewer markers of ageing, but it’s not yet known if the treatment would work in people. (www.nature.com)
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[–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 7 points 2 days ago

There's exists the probably that in the future the oldest living mammal is a lab rat.

[–] horse_battery_staple@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

https://archive.fo/3xSib

I don't see any peer review as of yet.

"There are some positive signs but many, many unknowns. It is a good beginning of a study,” says Irina Conboy, a bioengineer who studies ageing at the University of California, Berkeley. She adds that more work is needed to confirm whether miR-302b is truly having anti-ageing effects, and to make sure that such treatments wouldn’t have adverse effects in people.

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Just test it on the owner daddies who want to live forever...

Why ware we hurting the mice for their benefit?

[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

I would like to live to 100 without aching joints, TYVM.