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Oct 24, 2019

CRISPR Just Created a Hornless Bull, and It’s a Step Forward for Gene-Edited Food

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Gene-Edited Bulls

Although GMO wheat, corn, and other crops are frequently used in the US, scientists and farmers have begun shifting their focus to a far more accurate, cheaper, and potentially acceptable way of tinkering with the genome: genetic editing.

We’ve spilled plenty of ink on the merits of CRISPR and older-generation genetic editors such as TALEN. Rather than blindly sticking additional genes into a genome, these are guided approaches that surgically snip out or insert additional genetic material, and as such, are far more precise and predictable. Rather than inserting alien genes into our foods, scientists can now cut out genes detrimental to crop growth, or mimic mutations that provide advantages—a sort of “gene therapy” for food, but for enhancement rather than treatment.

Oct 24, 2019

Liz Parrish conference at RAADfest 2019 (05-Oct-2019)

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Hayley Harrison sent me this video taken-filmed by Andrés Grases and posted it to Youtube… I know for a certainty that Gene therapy will not increase Life span into 125 or beyond years due to the Animal Eukartyotic cell of the earth having a plague that infects all cells into mutation and early cell death.


This year I had the privilege to record in full Liz Parrish talk delivered at RAADfest 2019 (Revolution Against Aging and Death Festival 2019), which took place in Las Vegas, NV from 3 to 6 of October.

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Oct 24, 2019

Surprising study shows reduced neuronal activity extends life

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Say this about the kinds of molecular mayhem that we know underlie aging: Mechanisms like whether the ends of chromosomes fray (bad) and whether genes’ on-off status breaks down (really bad) at least sound like plausible ways to impair vital organs, from skin to brains and hearts, and produce the whole sorry mess known as aging.

On Wednesday, scientists reported a driver of aging that, in contrast, even the lead researcher diplomatically calls “counterintuitive”: neuronal activity. Aging, of course, affects the brain. But the brain seems to affect aging, too, they found: In creatures from worms to mice to people, high levels of neuronal firing spell a shorter life span. Lower levels — naturally, or due to drugs that dampen neurons’ activity — increase longevity.

The discovery4 was so surprising that it’s taken two years to be published (in Nature) because of how much additional data the outside scientists reviewing the study requested. Geneticist Bruce Yankner of Harvard Medical School, who led the research, understood their skepticism. “If you say you have a cat in your backyard, people believe you,” he said. “If you say you have a zebra, they want more evidence.”

Oct 24, 2019

Huda Suliman at Ending Age-Related Diseases 2019

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We’re continuing to release talks from Ending Age-Related Diseases 2019, our highly successful two-day conference that featured talks from leading researchers and investors, bringing them together to discuss the future of aging and rejuvenation biotechnology.

Huda Suliman of Icaria Life Sciences discussed her company’s role in the rejuvenation biotechnology ecosystem, including small molecule drug discovery and drug screening along with how her company deals with irreproducibility in the scientific literature. She explained how species differences are an issue, and she explained the differences between aging-focused and traditional medical research.

Oct 24, 2019

First drug that can slow Alzheimer’s dementia

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Drug company says it will seek permission in the US to start marketing the potentially ‘life-changing’ new drug.

Oct 24, 2019

New drug forces flu virus into ‘error catastrophe,’ overwhelming it with mutations

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Plemper says additional toxicity tests in animals have not thrown up any red flags, and the first trials of EIDD-2801 in humans are likely to start next spring. Pavia says the new drug could eventually be used in combination with other drugs to stave off resistance, a strategy already in use for HIV and hepatitis B treatments.

Oct 24, 2019

Poor toilet hygiene behind E. coli superbug spread

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, food

People not washing their hands after going to the toilet, rather than undercooked meat, is behind the spread of a key strain of E. coli.

Experts looked at thousands of blood, faecal and food samples.

They found human-to-human transmission was responsible — “faecal particles from one person reaching the mouth of another”.

Oct 23, 2019

Amazon buys healthcare start-up Health Navigator

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Marketing always starts with Demand (Reuters) — http://Amazon.com/ Inc said on Wednesday it bought healthcare start-up Health Navigator, its second purchase in the healthcare services industry.


(Reuters) — Amazon.com Inc said on Wednesday it bought healthcare start-up Health Navigator, its second purchase in the healthcare services industry.

The deal comes after the company acquired online pharmacy PillPack last year, pitting itself against drugstore chains, drug distributors and pharmacy benefit managers. (reut.rs/31DSU8k)

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Oct 23, 2019

Heat camera at tourist attraction spots woman’s breast cancer

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A trip to a tourist attraction in Scotland turned out to be a life-changing moment for one woman after a thermal camera detected she had breast cancer.

Bal Gill, 41, was looking back over images from her trip to Camera Obscura and World of Illusions, in Edinburgh, when she noticed a heat patch over her breast.

Oct 23, 2019

Dr. Virginia Byers Kraus, MD, PhD — Cartilage Regeneration — Duke University — ideaXme — Ira Pastor

Posted by in categories: aging, bioengineering, biotech/medical, chemistry, DNA, genetics, health, life extension, posthumanism, science