Worms hold 'eternal life' secret

A tiny round worm can live six times longer than normal if certain genes and hormones are tweaked, according to a report in the journal Science.
The worms - Caenorhabditis elegans - had a metabolic hormone inhibited and their reproductive systems removed.

They went on to stay healthy and active for a human equivalent of 500 years, which is the longest life-span extension ever achieved by scientists.

Ok. let me get this straight... Manipulas dna, y basicamente le dices a las celulas. Don't die!! y eres inmortal.

Lo chistoso de todo esto es que ahora no resulta tan rara la mutacion de Wolverine por la que se marca que es casi inmortal...


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