“Time Jump” by 30 years: Old skin cells regain youth

Research from the Babraham Institute has developed a method to 'time jump' human skin cells by 30 years, turning back the aging clock for cells without losing their specialized function.

FOOTAGE: Babraham Institute, Reik Lab, CSHL The Leading Strand, The Nobel Prize, Change My Face, Rawpixel, Vecteezy, Envato Elements
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COVER ART: Ulric Collette, Myriams / Pixabay
MUSIC: Coma-media / Pixabay
STORY: Babraham Institute
STUDY: eLife

[Lornicopia]

I read about this this week and was fascinated. I am 53 and am aging much slower than my peers and siblings. I essentially look very much the same as I did at 17, 30, 40 etc. I am big into genealogy and found one of my family group who at 80 witnessed a land deed and the judge declared he could not have helped built the barn than marked the edge of the property because he appeared to be no older than 40. He was in fact 80 at the time and as the Judge declared he had no Grey hair or wrinkles. In my case, I appear old enough to be taken seriously, but people often declare seeing me is like seeing a ghost. Or they say I don't age. Young people when they realize I am old enough to be their father or grandfather ask me what I do. People who are younger than me and have known me as they mature and age ask me if I am a vampire. I can tell I have aged, but it is very gradually. Long story short, I won the genetic lottery in that respect. I would love to live to be 200 or 2000. I'm just getting good at it!

[austinshane]

telomeres... I'm very interested in stem cells and the research on the immortal jellyfish 👍

[rhurn]

I'm sorry but are we just forgetting bone structure and shit?? Did they also strengthen the bones in the human face? Especially the jawline? Apparently our jawline loses mass around the lower part, making our face more longer and slightly less square line, so to speak! Our nose bone grow and our eye sockets deepen as well! All this contributes to aging, never just skin! 😩😩💀💀😂😂😭😭