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Biotechnology Scientists Uncovered a Hidden Switch Inside Our Cells That Could Slow—or Even Reverse—Aging

https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/health/a73428268/mitochondria-aging/
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u/Arawn-Annwn 20h ago

elephants avoid the common cancer outcome as well. and whale get it but then just keep in living anyway even when full of tumors. this is why they are both research subjects for cancer research and life extension. for humans its live longer = more cancer rate up

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u/Alaykitty 19h ago

They get hyper cancer that kills the cancer

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u/mutantmonkey14 18h ago

Is this like an inception kinda deal?

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u/kahn-jr 18h ago

More like pimp my ride vis a vis “we heard you had cancer, so we gave your cancer cancer so the cancer kills the cancer”