Gene therapies are opening up possibilities that were once reserved for science fiction.
At Harvard University, Professor of Genetics David Sinclair says he believes it’s possible to unlock the fountain of youth, and gene therapy is the key.
Sinclair spent two years trying to correct the vision of a mouse using gene therapy, and finally succeeded in doing it.
Although these discoveries are encouraging, Sinclair cautions that people set their expectations realistically.
“Many people are eager to use the research for their own health benefit,” he said. “But I’m hoping that the public will realize that it does take a long time and we can’t just jump from a mouse to a human tomorrow.”
Aging researcher Dr. Nir Barzilai is studying clinical trials that use the diabetes drug metformin to directly target aging.
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