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I notice something in the NASA press release that is getting less attention, but I find fascinating. Apparently it was found that Scott Kelly's telomeres length
by sempron64 9y ago
I notice something in the NASA press release that is getting less attention, but I find fascinating. Apparently it was found that Scott Kelly's telomeres lengthened in space. It's hypothesized this is due to caloric restriction and exercise aboard the ISS, but it's noted that they returned to near-normal length shortly after he landed. Perhaps these are some effects of microgravity or radiation? Could space tourism become an anti-aging industry? I did some further searching on aging studies on the ISS and found only one as yet incomplete Japanese study of nematodes
- jessaustin 9y agoI agree this seems much more important than the everything else that's been said about this issue. Even TFA could be faulted for not expanding on this point.