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Anti-Aging: Tardigrade Proteins May Slow Metabolism In Human Cells

Chemistry May Hold The Key To Better Health

Recent research published in the journal Protein Science from researchers at the University of Wyoming reports finding further insight into how tardigrade proteins survive extreme conditions and demonstrates that proteins from the microscopic creatures expressed in human cells can slow down molecular processes, making them potential candidates in technologies that are focused on slowing the …

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Extreme Cold Being Utilized To Save Lives

Human Placed Into Suspended Animation

Extreme cold is being utilized to bring humans back from the brink of death; after being shot or stabbed and losing half of your blood there is only a 5% chance for survival, but this experimental procedure may help to increase these dire odds. It is not unheard of for victims of cold water drownings …

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Human Placed Into Suspended Animation

Human Placed Into Suspended Animation

Scientists have placed a human into suspended animation in a development which could offer a glimpse of a pathway to singularity, while it may sound like science fiction, it could save lives. In a procedure Samuel Tisherman describes as being “ a little surreal” the team from the Maryland School of Medicine say they have …

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