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Longevity

From The Labs 

Talking about aging, lysosomes have something to say

June 14, 2022June 14, 2022Aging, C. elegans, fatty acid signaling, Longevity, lysosomes, Research

The new findings help us understand how longevity is regulated at a whole organism level.

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From The Labs 

Light-activated genes illuminate the role of gut microbes in longevity

January 28, 2021January 28, 2021Aging, C. elegans, colanic acid, Longevity, microbiome, optogenetics, Research

Optogenetics, a method that uses light to regulate gene expression, can control gut bacterial metabolism to promote longevity.

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From The Labs 

Chromatin stress: ‘What doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger’

July 25, 2019August 2, 2019aging cells, C. elegans, chromatin stress, Longevity, Research, Saccharomyces cerevisiae

An unsuspected form of stress has surprised researchers with the unforeseen consequence of extending life. In his lab at Baylor College of Medicine, Dr. Weiwei

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From The Labs 

A worm’s lessons for living a longer, healthier life

February 26, 2019February 26, 2019Aging, C. elegans, fat metabolism, Longevity, lysosomes, metabolic signaling, mitochondria, oxidative tolerance, Research, sugar metabolism

Caenorhabditis elegans is a seemingly unimpressive worm. It is as long as a penny is thick, it lives in the soil feeding on microbes it

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Policywise 

Planning for the unknown: How to harness the power of predictive thinking

October 20, 2017October 17, 2017Anti-Aging Technologies, Imagined Future, Leah Fowler, Life Extension, Longevity, Radical Life Extension, Transhumanism

It’s fun to read articles about science fiction novels that predict the future with sometimes unsettling accuracy. We can look back and wonder how these

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From The Labs 

Why gut bacteria might be in a recipe for longer, healthier life

September 21, 2017C. elegans, colanic acid. mitochondria, gut microbes, Longevity, microbiome

The scientific community is increasingly aware that an organism’s interactions with the millions of microbes in their bodies – the microbiome – can influence many

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Time perception and age: Longevity’s influence on ‘mind time’

September 15, 2017September 15, 2017Enhancing Life Project, Kristin Kostick, Life Expectancy, Longevity, Mind Time, Procrastination, Radical Life Extension, Radical Longevity

Ever wonder why your childhood unfolded so unhurriedly, but your 30s passed on a light rail? Time perception is a construction of the brain. How

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Healthy Habits: A DOC-umentary Series

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