According to the theory our longevity is primarily determined at the moment of conception and is largely reliant on our parents and their genes. Six brothers and sisters of one family reached over 100 years of age and show that genetic engineering would make it possible to live decades longer than most people live now.
Feb 1 2019 anti aging genetic engineering roadmap 1.
Anti aging genetic engineering. 3 companies are investing tremendous resources into the anti aging gold rush. Stay safe and healthy. Epigenetic engineering and its possible role in anti aging intervention.
We re seeing a mad rush west says. I hope you found the above arguments insightful. Crispr cas9 therapy can suppress aging enhance health and extend life span in mice date.
This is why healthspan can be used as a natural proxy for investigation of the genetic factors controlling the rate of aging the holy grail target for anti aging interventions said. February 19 2019 source. 1 institute of gerontology kiev ukraine.
Vaiserman geront kiev ua recently a cluster of new hypotheses of aging has been suggested which explicitly predict the importance of early life events in health and life span modulations. However the arguments in support of genetic engineering hold as much water as the ones against it but that would be the subject for another discussion in the future. The genetic theory of aging states that lifespan is largely determined by the genes we inherit.
There was a person who lived to 122 and genetic sequences and tricks of long lived animals like sharks that live to 500 could prove useful. Researchers have developed a new gene therapy to help. There are also more antiaging genetic changes than what the clarke family has.
In what is said to be a breakthrough for genetic engineering scientists have restored sight in partially blind rats by using a new technique that may even extend the human lifespan. It has been widely assumed that these long lasting. Please wash your hands and practise social distancing.
Since the scope of this article was the cons i ve stuck to the arguments against genetic engineering only. Devising interventions is the mission of agex a subsidiary of biotime as well as a number of other companies.
