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Ageing in human cells successfully reversed in the lab
- Latteland 8y agoThis is like hundreds of similar articles I see every year. They managed in a lab to improve a particular genetic capability that seems to degrade with age. They improve it in the laboratory, then someone writes an overarching headline and it never goes anywhere.
- eboyjr 8y agoIn summary, their new work is an "exiting start". They find a way to deliver small doses of hydrogen sulfide directly to mitochondria with a "molecular postcode". This chemical is toxic in large doses but has been shown to "improve age related disease features in animals" [0]. [0]: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5964063/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5964063/