i know, i know . . . i should be asleep, right?
but, two things i've just read have really astounded me!
1) NASA published a study claiming to have discovered microbes whose DNA uses arsenic as opposed to phosphorous. so then, life has possibly been found that uses a totally different DNA sequence from all other known life on this planet.
2) scientists reversed the age of some mice in a lab. they first accelerated their age by breeding mice that were missing a certain enzyme called telomerase. then, when the mice started to develop diseases and physical conditions associated with aging, they injected the mice with doses of telomerase. the mice reversed in age-- meaning cell regeneration actually made them younger as their physical aging conditions reversed.
hot damn!
that may not work for humans. but who knows?
now, that's a really good reason to start exercising and losing weight. extend our lives so that we can one day drink from the fountain of youth!
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