A new study showed that people can live several times longer if they agree to small genetic changes, such as those that have suffered laboratory worms.

American and Portuguese scientists conducted experiments to prolong the life of worms. After some interventions in genes and the hormonal system, worms began to live six times longer than usual. By human standards, they have lived more than five centuries, according to the Internet edition for girls and women from 14 to 35 years old Pannochka. net As you know, scientists around the world are working on issues related to the extension of life. Some try to find an answer in low-calorie diets, others turn to reproduction systems, others to metabolism. Here, with metabolism, is this experiment.

The main change was the experiments with insulin and hormone IGF-1. Having touched the gene responsible for the production of insulin and thus weakening the effect of the hormone, scientists have achieved that the life expectancy of worms has doubled.

It should be noted that the genome of worms chosen for experiments coincides with the genome of many animals, as well as with the human genome.

True, the next step scientists are unlikely to have to taste people - the worms removed the system of reproduction. This, in turn, further increased life expectancy.

Among the main successes of the experiment, it is especially noted that worms have been active throughout their life. Never before has it been possible to increase the life span of a living being by as many times as possible.

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