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Longevity Gene Found

Thu May 3, 2007 5:12:10 AM #37793 Perm Link

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There will one day be a way that we will live well over 100 years old and only need two hours of sleep. <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6612411.stm">The first steps to this goal have been done</a>.

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But they discovered that the opposite experiment - over-expressing levels of pha-4 in the worms - increased longevity when on the restricted diet. "This is the first gene we have found that is absolutely essential to the longevity response to dietary restriction," explained Dr Dillin. "We finally have genetic evidence to unravel the underlying molecular programme required for increased longevity in response to calorie restriction."

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Thu May 17, 2007 4:44:41 AM #38075 Perm Link

I feel like I'm in a Heinlein novel. Some rich eccentric should start a foundation.

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Thu May 17, 2007 6:45:35 PM #38115 Perm Link

I don't know...am I the only person who really enjoys sleep around here? Haha. I wonder how long it will take before anything like that even becomes practical.

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Fri May 18, 2007 4:47:19 AM #38121 Perm Link

Maybe my toddler is keeping me awake all night because of his enduring love for his mother and his wish to see her live a long life. I'll myself that at 3 AM tonight.

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Fri May 18, 2007 10:17:57 AM #38134 Perm Link

I dont know if i like living over 100 years but the 2 hours of sleep sounds nice lol

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Fri May 18, 2007 10:37:53 AM #38139 Perm Link

I hear you. I would love to be able to go on just two hours of sleep. Sleep to me seems like such wasted time to me. I am not to sure that I would want to live that old. Now if I could be gauranteed to be healthy then yes I would love to live that many years.

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Sat May 19, 2007 7:48:52 PM #38178 Perm Link

I'm with you, tater! I wouldn't want to live if all I did was "exist." If my quality of life would be great the whole time, then I'm all for it!

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