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Why can't it go in reverse? New discoveries that are actually false seem likely to cause a lot of confusion leaving you worse than wrn you started.
by jeffdavis 8y ago
Why can't it go in reverse?
New discoveries that are actually false seem likely to cause a lot of confusion leaving you worse than wrn you started.
- iso1337 8y agoIndeed, you can look at this sirtuin boondoggle https://blogs.sciencemag.org/pipeline/archives/2011/09/22/the_latest_sirtuin_controversy https://blogs.sciencemag.org/pipeline/archives/2011/09/22/th... https://blogs.sciencemag.org/pipeline/archives/2011/12/13/the_sirtuin_saga https://blogs.sciencemag.org/pipeline/archives/2011/12/13/th... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirtris_Pharmaceuticals https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirtris_Pharmaceuticals Famous professor from Harvard discovers possible route to elongating lifespan and then spends 1bn+ in funding to pursue that idea. I haven’t kept up with that story since then, so it’s possible that someone might be able to use it as a therapeutic target.