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Apr 23, 2024

Will Rejuvenation Therapy Be Available In Our LIFETIME? Gene Therapy VS Small Molecules

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, economics, genetics, life extension

Thsi is a year old. But at 27 minutes David gets asked a couple fo “when” questions.


Dr. David Sinclair presents the progress of epigenetic reprogramming and rejuvenation in this video. He’s also answering questions on when he thinks the rejuvenation therapy be available in the Q\&A session at the end of the presentation.

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Apr 23, 2024

Mutant Bacteria Discovered Aboard International Space Station

Posted by in categories: alien life, genetics

The International Space Station has long been known as a unique — and uniquely gross — environment. But according to a new NASA study, it has stuff growing on it that is straight-up alien, too.

In a press release, NASA said that when scientists from the Jet Propulsion Lab looked at samples of the drug-resistant Enterobacter bugandensis bacteria found on the orbital outpost, they found that the strains had mutated into something that literally doesn’t exist on Earth.

“Study findings indicate that under stress, the ISS isolated strains were mutated and became genetically and functionally distinct compared to their Earth counterparts,” the press release reads. “The strains were able to viably persist in the ISS over time in significant abundances.”

Apr 19, 2024

Large genomic study finds tri-ancestral origins for Japanese population

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A multi-institutional team of geneticists and genomic and genotyping specialists in Japan has sequenced the genomes of thousands of Japanese people from across the country, looking to settle the debate surrounding the ancestry of the Japanese people.

Apr 18, 2024

How a Single Gene Could Become a Volume Knob for Pain

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Harnessing rare genetic mutations could help end America’s opioid epidemic.

Apr 18, 2024

Novel Schizophrenia Insights from Brain Organoids and Genes

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, genetics, health, neuroscience

Although schizophrenia can be a very complex illness some new studies show that some major genetic factors could be the cause and then cured much easier through gene therapy.


Summary: Researchers leveraged cutting-edge technology to gain insights into schizophrenia’s neurodevelopmental origins. The researchers grew brain organoids from patients’ skin cells, finding persistent axonal disruptions in those with schizophrenia.

In another study, researchers zeroed in on a schizophrenia risk gene, CYFIP1, revealing its potential role in brain immune cells called microglia and their influence on synaptic pruning – a crucial process for brain health.

Apr 17, 2024

Decoding the Mysteries of Life and the Cosmos: A Journey Through the Last Decade of Science

Posted by in categories: alien life, computing, genetics, science

I found this on NewsBreak: Decoding the Mysteries of Life and the Cosmos: A Journey Through the Last Decade of Science.


By: Jason St Clair.

It’s worth reflecting on the scientific breakthroughs that have shaped our understanding of the universe and ourselves from 2010 to 2019. From the creation of synthetic life to the first glimpse of a black hole, these discoveries remind us of the indomitable human spirit and our unending quest for knowledge.

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Apr 14, 2024

Attempting To Slow The Epigenetic Pace Of Aging (13-Test Analysis)

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Apr 13, 2024

Newly Found Genetic Variant Defends Against Alzheimer’s Disease

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Columbia neuroscientists have identified a genetic mutation that fends off Alzheimer’s in people at high risk and could lead to a new way to protect people from the disease.

Apr 12, 2024

Large NIH Grant Supports CRISPR-based Gene Therapy Development for Brain Diseases

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If we can prove the concept of this technology in the two diseases we’re studying, we can then apply it to hundreds or thousands of diseases of the brain.

Yong-Hui Jiang, MD, PhD

Yes, please. Huntington disease hopefully.

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Apr 12, 2024

Longer-Lived People Have Less Epigenetic Noise

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A team of researchers has reported in Aging Cell that longer-lived Chinese women have less epigenetic noise in crucial areas of the genome. Order and disorder We have previously reported that the accumulation of epigenetic noise appears […].

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