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> “I’m looking into parabiosis stuff,” Thiel told Bercovici, “where they [injected] the young blood into older mice and they found that had a massive rejuvenati
by travisby 10y ago
> “I’m looking into parabiosis stuff,” Thiel told Bercovici, “where they [injected] the young blood into older mice and they found that had a massive rejuvenating effect. … I think there are a lot of these things that have been strangely underexplored.”
> Thinks... blood can keep him young forever
Now that's some extrapolation!
- gingerrr 10y agoWell, the article also quotes someone saying the aging reversal so far has seemed to be permanent, somehow "resetting gene expression". if it works more than the one time, potential immortality?
- dschiptsov 10y agoBlood has no access inside cells.) Viruses are using sophisticated machinery to inject pieces of DNA and enzimes into the cell through the membrane. But the immune system probably gets reorganized and refreshed.
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- drzaiusapelord 10y agoThere's evidence of GDF11 transplants (through blood in this case) that certain stem cells become active again and can affect longevity. Its not necessarily crazy science, its well established in mice models. If that effect is transferable to humans and if its a strong is the big question.