Einsteins'Ghost Posted January 3, 2004 Share Posted January 3, 2004 I just thought of something unimaginable.I doubt you have not heard of a disease that causes advanced aging in you children.Well I heard that one corrupt cell in a million or billion causes it in a DNA strand.Well I was thinking that if there was a cell that could cause advanced aging could there be a cell that could cause prolonged youth.I was also thinking that maybe we could test on rodents see if there is one.Oh yeah!Um how would i corrupt the cell of a DNA strand anyways? AH THE IMAGINATION OF A KID Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skye Posted January 3, 2004 Share Posted January 3, 2004 Play around with the genes for things like telomerase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mope Posted January 4, 2004 Share Posted January 4, 2004 Einsteins'Ghost said in post how would i corrupt the cell of a DNA strand anyways? [/b] Try standing naked in a desert with no sun block for a few hours, or pay a visit to your local nuclear power station and swallow some of the waste (self-destruction is an art form). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iglak Posted January 4, 2004 Share Posted January 4, 2004 well, there is a disease that makes it look like you age really slowly, but you still age the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap'n Refsmmat Posted January 4, 2004 Share Posted January 4, 2004 If I am not mistaken, there is a gene found that slows aging. It was in The New Scientist magazine a few years ago. It supposedly made mice live a few years longer. Dunno what happened to it now. It might be on http://www.newscientist.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fafalone Posted January 5, 2004 Share Posted January 5, 2004 There's also telomerase. Every time a DNA strand is copied, a little bit on the end (telomere) gets lost... eventually this starts affecting functional genes. Telomerase is the enzyme that repairs the telomere, and increases the number of times DNA can be copied without eating into functional genes. In rats, telomerase therapy has extended life up to 3x the normal expectancy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap'n Refsmmat Posted January 5, 2004 Share Posted January 5, 2004 What about plain old anti-oxidants? Prevents you from oxidising (or rusting!) so you look young. The easy way is to go near the speed of light. Do it long enough and your kids will be older than you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sayonara Posted January 6, 2004 Share Posted January 6, 2004 ^ Drink lots of tea kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YT2095 Posted January 6, 2004 Share Posted January 6, 2004 Tea is an excellent source of antioxidants! mostly the mineral/trace elements like Sellenium. <plug>Chilli peppers and Bell peppers are extremely rich in Vit C and other antioxidants as well <plug> lower room temperature and eating less has proven to extend the lifespan of rats by over 1 third as compared to the test group, there is evidence to support the idea that it would have a similar effect on humans too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap'n Refsmmat Posted January 6, 2004 Share Posted January 6, 2004 Tea has more than antioxidants... I forgot what it is... If I remember I'll say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBC Posted January 26, 2004 Share Posted January 26, 2004 Periodic bouts of starvation have also been proven to slow aging in rats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Demosthenes- Posted January 26, 2004 Share Posted January 26, 2004 Wouldn't their matabolism slow down? Would that be why they live longer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rasori Posted January 26, 2004 Share Posted January 26, 2004 Oh, so living in a below room temperature household can extend your life? Well, that means I'll live average (low room temp, but I eat a lot ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap'n Refsmmat Posted January 26, 2004 Share Posted January 26, 2004 Living below room temp forces your body to heat itself up, using up all those nasty calories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Demosthenes- Posted January 27, 2004 Share Posted January 27, 2004 And the rats are eating less. So it forces them to strenthen their bodies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap'n Refsmmat Posted January 27, 2004 Share Posted January 27, 2004 No, they store less energy, meaning they don't have to feed that fat, and they are healthy. Or, with less food, they adapt to be able to use their energy more efficiently, making them healthy. I made that up in about 2 seconds. I'm good at doing that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Demosthenes- Posted January 27, 2004 Share Posted January 27, 2004 Okay. _____________ newmonultramicroscpiccillikovolkanokoniosys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockstarjaiden Posted January 29, 2004 Share Posted January 29, 2004 that is a disease that gets into the lungs of coal miners and you spelled it wrong darlin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockstarjaiden Posted January 29, 2004 Share Posted January 29, 2004 alright so if i am reading these replies correctly... not eating normally makes you look young? i look pretty young for 21... and that kind of makes sense a little bit because i don't eat that much. but actually it runs in my family everyone looks younger than they really are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Demosthenes- Posted January 29, 2004 Share Posted January 29, 2004 rockstarjaiden said in post #18 :that is a disease that gets into the lungs of coal miners and you spelled it wrong darlin I like my new nick name. I just invented a new way to spell it, for fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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