Researchers from the biotech startup Rejuvenate Bio announced a successful experiment in rejuvenation and...
According to the company, after processing their remaininglife expectancy has doubled. The treated mice lived an average of 18 more weeks, while the control mice died after nine weeks. Overall, the treated mice lived about 7% longer.
The principle of operation of the technology involvesaffecting mature (old) cells with proteins or genes found in early embryonic stages. This effect rejuvenates the cells, returning them to the stem stage, and is called cell reprogramming.
The authors of the development note that although the increaserelatively small (9 weeks) in the context of the total lifespan of wild mice in the laboratory (2-3 years) is a big result. At the same time, the researchers say that it is too early to draw conclusions about the possibility of using a similar technology in humans: more research is needed on possible side effects, for example, active gene reprogramming can cause cancer.
Much more information is needed tofind out exactly what changes cause reprogramming in mice. The authors of the study hope that the promising result will be repeated in new experiments, and in the future, safe rejuvenation can be applied to people.
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