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Old hearts age backwards: transplanted organs adjust to host's biological agenature.com
7 points•bookofjoe•2 days ago•5 comments•
#age#biological#organs#biological age#transplanted#hearts#adjust#backwards

5 comments

pbohun2 days ago
The natural question from this is to ask if there's a way to create conditions where organs "become young" again. Of course, people have been trying to figure out aging for a long time, but this is encouraging that solving aging might be possible.
silverFork2 days ago
Sounds like epigenetic tags are reversible and that means aging is reversible I suppose. Sooner near you, epigenetic tag reversal meds I gather.
topham2 days ago
"according to a study1. The findings, posted on the preprint server bioRxiv and not yet peer reviewed"

So, meaningless at this time.

vgeek2 days ago
Peter Thiel must be heartbroken.
bookofjoe1 day ago
Or scheduling a series of major organ transplants...

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