Instead of ape apocalypse, rat apocalypse :))
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Mice treated with a protein from umbilical cord plasma showed improved memory
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Re: Mice treated with a protein from umbilical cord plasma showed improved memory
#32Can young animal blood also make old humans smarter (sheep, goats, pigs, ...)? If so, and without adverse effects [1], an opportunity is discovered. Human cells might be better but a protein from animals might be cheaper and less ethically challenged, thus more accessible to the masses. [1] An expert please have a say whether that is plausible or not.
Maybe, like in the mice studies, we could just graft baby goats to our backs after we hit 50.
Sure, it will look odd, but that will just be the price to pay to stay young.
The real trick will be to keep the goats from chewing on your shirt collars.
Re: Mice treated with a protein from umbilical cord plasma showed improved memory
#33Re: Mice treated with a protein from umbilical cord plasma showed improved memory
#34Great news for Peter Thiel!
Re: Mice treated with a protein from umbilical cord plasma showed improved memory
#35Can young animal blood also make old humans smarter (sheep, goats, pigs, ...)? If so, and without adverse effects [1], an opportunity is discovered. Human cells might be better but a protein from animals might be cheaper and less ethically challenged, thus more accessible to the masses. [1] An expert please have a say whether that is plausible or not.
Maybe, like in the mice studies, we could just graft baby goats to our backs after we hit 50. Sure, it will look odd, but that will just be the price to pay to stay young. The real trick will be to keep the goats from chewing on your shirt collars.
I feel like this is the entry point to a new piece of dark speculative fiction, in which extreme age is venerated, and the number of goats attached to your back becomes a symbol of your wealth and power.
Re: Mice treated with a protein from umbilical cord plasma showed improved memory
#36So, it's like a real life "Flowers for Algernon". Let's hope for a better ending. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flowers_for_Algernon
more like Flowers for Dracula
Re: Mice treated with a protein from umbilical cord plasma showed improved memory
#37Earlier quoted context omitted.
Maybe, like in the mice studies, we could just graft baby goats to our backs after we hit 50. Sure, it will look odd, but that will just be the price to pay to stay young. The real trick will be to keep the goats from chewing on your shirt collars.
I feel like this is the entry point to a new piece of dark speculative fiction, in which extreme age is venerated, and the number of goats attached to your back becomes a symbol of your wealth and power.
Perhaps a larger animal. Detachable coupling of course and some sort of programmatic control of the beast. The coupling would include devices which would increase the concentration of life giving material and turn back less desirable properties of the blood.
I would ride upon a great blood engorged elephant and take pity upon all the unwashed goat tethered masses.
Re: Mice treated with a protein from umbilical cord plasma showed improved memory
#38And so the mice vampires rise and conquer the world!
Re: Mice treated with a protein from umbilical cord plasma showed improved memory
#39It's apparently a thing now. Peter Thiel has purportedly invested millions in anti-aging. A company called Ambriosa in particular matches older people with younger people for blood routine blood transfusions. While this study may or may not work with humans, the Ambriosa project does seem to have legs.
The company is called Ambrosia and the technique is parabiosis:
https://www.inc.com/jeff-bercovici/peter-thiel-young-blood.h...
They've started a clinical trial: https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02803554
Re: Mice treated with a protein from umbilical cord plasma showed improved memory
#40Where can I get some disease-free youngling blood?