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This is building off their previous research results which got the world's opposite of attention, being published in late March of 2020. https://med.stanford.e
by thimkerbell 3y ago
This is building off their previous research results which got the world's opposite of attention, being published in late March of 2020.
https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2020/03/old-human-cells-rejuvenated-with-stem-cell-technology.html https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2020/03/old-human-cel...
- Turing_Machine 3y agoYep, though that's gene therapy rather than drug therapy (which is what this paper claims). With respect to the previous gene therapy results, Sinclair posted on Twitter that human trials are in the preparation stage..
- inglor_cz 3y agoYamanaka factors are promising, but at the same time rather dangerous, as one of them (cMyc) is a powerful oncogene. Hence, the search for safer alternatives. What the Yamanaka factors do is not just rejuvenation, but also de-differentiation of cells, with the latter being undesirable in clinical settings. (Though desirable for stem cell production.) It is possible that these two effects can be separated and rejuvenation can be achieved without de-differentiation.