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The actual paper (I am not microbiologist enough to comment):
https://bmccellbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12860-017-0147-7

Article in a more reputable site:
Breakthrough: Scientists reverse aging in human cells (medicalnewstoday.com)

And if you into lols:
Chemical found in red wine and dark chocolate rejuvenates cells, study finds (independent.co.uk)`

A groundbreaking discovery in cellular biology could help humans age without as much deterioration in their bodies. A research team experimenting on a class of genes called "splicing factors" was able to take older human cells and physically rejuvenate them, turning back the clock to make them appear and behave young again.

"When I saw some of the cells in the culture dish rejuvenating I couldn't believe it. These old cells were looking like young cells. It was like magic," Eva Latorre, the research associate at the University of Exeter who conducted the experiments, told Medical Xpress. "I repeated the experiments several times and in each case the cells rejuvenated. I am very excited by the implications and potential for this research."

http://www.newsweek.com/ageing-youth-young-cells-reverse-ageing-705526 (check out the links above instead)

 

[bevishead]

This will be bought by the rich first. I'm ok with more hot 70 year olds. Can we call the people treated with this splicers?

 

[Lovely Salsa]

Nice, hopefully this comes out before Im dead.

 

[Guyver]

Ah the beginning of the T-Virus.. zombies here we come..

 

[Ombra]

Ah the beginning of the T-Virus.. zombies here we come..

And somehow Zoinoids will be a thing.

 

[JordanN]

This will be bought by the rich first. I'm ok with more hot 70 year olds. Can we call the people treated with this splicers?

First?

For all we know, dictators will get a hold of them and ban everyone else from using it.

 

[PabloBolivar]

Not to be a downer, but that's such a poorly written article by Newsweek and that study is published in a mid to low level journal. Newsweek didn't even get the names right. It's resveratrol, not reversatrol. Resveratrol is found in grapes and red wine and hasn't been proven to do anything in humans.

 

[Ubername]

Not to be a downer, but that's such a poorly written article by Newsweek and that study is published in a mid to low level journal. Newsweek didn't even get the names right. It's resveratrol, not reversatrol. Resveratrol is found in grapes and red wine and hasn't been proven to do anything in humans.

Unfortunately I think this is the new standard for internet news. I read an article on the Seattle PI the other day that ended with "Bruh."

 

[Paracelsus]

Does this theoretically eliminates the "replacing older cells with newer ones eventually leads to cancer" risk? Also I hope they're focusing more on bone cells than something trivial as superficial aging. Imagine breaking your femur and being back on your feet in a month.

 

[Sosokrates]

Will be a good thing to invest in.

 

[Nephtis]

Keep me looking like I did at 25yrs old forever

be in shape and shit

hell yes

 

[Rocket Number 22]

Can you imagine looking and feeling like 30, having kids who then age to 30 also and stop.....then grandkids etc

That would be very weird

 

[Maedre]

Fresh until 120 and then die.

 

[nkarafo]

I'm sure most people in this forum will be too old (or dead) when this thing becomes an option for everyone. We just barely missed it. It kinda sucks.

 

[Jezan]

Ah the beginning of the T-Virus.. zombies here we come..

Do you remember the teaser for the very first Resident Evil movie? (I'm not sure now if it was for the first)

RE Teaser

 

[Lovely Salsa]

I'm sure most people in this forum will be too old (or dead) when this thing becomes an option for everyone. We just barely missed it. It kinda sucks.

Time to buy a gun and force the researcher to put that shit in my body

 

[llien]

The actual paper (I am not microbiologist enough to comment):
https://bmccellbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12860-017-0147-7

Article in a more reputable site:
Breakthrough: Scientists reverse aging in human cells (medicalnewstoday.com)

And if you into lols:
Chemical found in red wine and dark chocolate rejuvenates cells, study finds (independent.co.uk)`

 

[golfham]

Vagina rejuvenation

 

[Soapbox Killer]

Nice to be a part of the Zombie Apocalypse prequel

 

[family_guy]

Now you'll be able to glean a person's wealth by how old they look. This won't be cheap.

 

[BibiMaghoo]

Not to be a downer.

*Ruins Everything*

 

[Hoya Destroyer]

This is very dangerous tech IMO.
A world with Mugabe's or Kim's living for 1000 years? Not good.

 

[Razorback]

This is very dangerous tech IMO.
A world with Mugabe's or Kim's living for 1000 years? Not good.

I've heard that argument many times and it makes no goddamn sense.

It's dangerous to save everyone from dying, because dictators might rule for longer?
You mean dictators like Kim Jong il, who died in 2011? How did that work out?

Of course, condemning every single person alive or yet to be born to decades of slow deterioration of the body and mind followed by death isn't dangerous at all.

 

[n0razi]

Even if your body is young, your brain will still age.... every past age 150 will get Dementia/Alzheimers

 

[Astral Dog]

idk, getting old ugly and dying is such a part of the Human experience, for many it would just be delaying the inevitable.

 

[llien]

Vagina rejuvenation

What the fuck?

 

[Maedre]

idk, getting old ugly and dying is such a part of the Human experience, for many it would just be delaying the inevitable.

Is it? Or do we make it so because we weren't able to change it.

 

[Irishmantis]

Here's the problem with this.

Our mind is still going to age right? So there will be a lot young looking mother fuckers with dementia

 

[OrionFalls]

First?

For all we know, dictators will get a hold of them and ban everyone else from using it.

Treatment will be sold on the black market, you’ll see.

 

[Vlodril]

Here's the problem with this.

Our mind is still going to age right? So there will be a lot young looking mother fuckers with dementia

we will then work on curing dementia. and so on and so forth. what a weird reaction to only good news from people. i mean purists can not take it if they want to i guess but sign me up (in the hypothetical that this actually becomes a reality).

 

[llien]

Here's the problem with this.

Our mind is still going to age right? So there will be a lot young looking mother fuckers with dementia

Why foreveryoung medicine fix other cells, but not the brain cells ?

 

[McLovin]

We’ll probably end up with super cancer but put me down for human trials. I’m 35 and work manual labor, my body feels like shit.

 

[AP90]

Now I will have to rewatch the movie In Time...

To get rejuvenated treatment will be expensive....

 

[Sakura]

Why was I born when I was born. I want this shit now.

 

[CadetMahoney]

This will be like that Elysium film health/rejuvenation access only a rich person thing.

 

[longdi]

Resveratrol is a compound found in peanuts, grapes, red wine, dark chocolate, and some berries.

Why only the rich?
Seems easy, eat more of the above tasty treats.
Stop with the sugar.
Rich my ass.

 

[Insane Metal]

From the comments:

It's not "reversatrol," morons. It's RESVERATROL, and this story is years and years old. Resveratrol never panned out, despite the hype.

Pathetic researching, writing, and editing.

Welp

 

[Astral Dog]

Is it? Or do we make it so because we weren't able to change it.

Its probably it. An inevitability ,Though a few lucky ones can get this magick stuff to live a few years younger, and i wish them happines.
But probably won't happen with this Resveratrol

 

[Dunki]

Honestly this is the last we need right know, We already have a huge aging problem in the world,,,

 

[Jag]

From the comments:



Welp

Yeah, it's kind of a bust on the resveratrol. It's been around for years. Dr. Sinclair and Harvard tried to capitalize on it awhile back. It's not a terrible antioxidant, but it's not going to add years to your life.

 

[Evenball]

From the comments:



Welp

When you follow the sources to the article its talking about you'll see its referencing a source that was published only a month ago. This is about analogues of resveratrol and more recent and promising research.