Biotech Startup Claims, Genetic Reprogramming , Key to Longer Life.
'MIT Technology Review' reports that a small
biotech firm claims the process of reprogramming
rejuvenated old mice and extended their lives.
'MIT Technology Review' reports that a small
biotech firm claims the process of reprogramming
rejuvenated old mice and extended their lives.
The results suggest that one day humans
could turn back their biological clocks
by resetting cells to a younger state. .
The technology has attracted hundreds
of millions in investment as a potential
key to prolonging human life.
Previously, scientists have shown
that the process works on individual
cells in a laboratory setting.
Now, Rejuvenate Bio is trying to
prove that the technology can
be applied to living animals.
According to 'MIT Technology Review,' the results of
Rejuvenate Bio's paper suggest that the process
can indeed be used to extend the lives of animals.
According to Noah Davidsohn, Rejuvenate's chief scientific
officer, the company uses gene therapy to add three
powerful reprogramming genes to older mice.
The process reportedly doubled
the lives of the mice injected
with the experimental new genes.
This is a powerful technology,
and here is the proof of concept.
I wanted to show that it’s
actually something we can do
in our elderly population, Noah Davidsohn, Rejuvenate's chief scientific
officer, via 'MIT Technology Review'.
The technology has given rise to calls for caution as
whole-body rejuvenation using gene therapy is still
in very early stages and comes with huge risks.
The technology has given rise to calls for caution as
whole-body rejuvenation using gene therapy is still
in very early stages and comes with huge risks.
Rejuvenate Bio's work appears in
a preprint paper on the website BioRxiv
and has yet to be peer reviewed