We may be able to turn it off, and reverse it. I’ve always been amused by (in Clarke’s words) the “distinguished elderly [or not so elderly] scientists” who think that the laws of physics require our bodies to deteriorate over time.
Via Glenn, who has some further thoughts.
Not exactly news to readers of this site, but it is a terrible measure of health.
Here’s your daily dose of stupid. Based on nine mice.
Future researchers will find bizarre the notion we thought lab mice were good analogs for humans in diet studies. https://t.co/xrT0dOoH02
— Rand Simberg (@Rand_Simberg) February 19, 2016
This looks very promising. I can imagine at some point they’ll be able to actually print entire limbs, if they can’t come up with improved mechanical designs, that will be as good as the original. But organ replacement is the most exciting possibility, I think.
This seems huge. Researchers have preserved a rabbit brain down to the neuron.
A 25% increase in healthy lifespan in mice, by genetic surgery. It’s unclear, though, if this can be done to existing phenotypes.
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Here’s a more interesting take from Ed Yong.
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OK, they do actually seem to be clearing senescent cells from normal mice. This is pretty exciting stuff.
A call for an impartial scientific review of government guidelines.
They’re currently worse than useless.
Counting calories is mindless, and generally useless, if not actually counterproductive. The calorie counts on fast food menus are pretty much meaningless.
Is she hiding major problems?
It wouldn’t surprise me. Hiding things is, after all, what Clintons do.
Omega 3 fatty acids from GMO plants. I wish there was better data on just how effective Omega 3s are.