Biological Immortality

You do not age because of time, but because of a process called Senescence, which the process of Cell Deterioration as your cells split over and over and over and over. Not everyone who is 20 years old has the same Biological Senescence rate. For example, a 60 year old could theoretically have the same Senescence rate as a 20 year old. The reason Senescence happens is because as your Cells split your DNA also splits. So every time a new Cell is made, your DNA is ripped apart. In order to not lose any of itself in this process, your DNA has what are called Telomeres. Telomeres exist at the ends of your DNA so that when your DNA splits you lose some of the Telomere instead of some of the DNA, but as your Cells split over and over and over, the Telomeres become shorter and shorter, causing Senescence. There are a few Animals that do not go through Senescence, and these Animals are known as Biologically Immortal. Examples are Lobsters, Jellyfish, Hydra & some Bacteria and Yeast, all of which can very easily live over 100-200 years in the wild and in some cases much longer. The Turritopsis Nutricula Jellyfish is considered to be truly Immortal. 

Research into Life Extension and Immortality is closely linked to Cancer Research, in fact most Scientific Research in general right now is focused on DNA. But Life Extension and Cancer Research are almost one in the same in that Genomic Cancer Research has a lot to do with the fact that Tumors/Cancer are Immortal.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15862745

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11481865

Papers about Telomeres in Cancer and Aging

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3001316/

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11121233

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3370421/

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3370415/

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12803478

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11327115

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11672984

These Papers are about Telomeres in Cancer

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC79678/

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC125790/

This Research Paper shows how DMSO (a common Solvent) can be used to Inhibit Telomerase. Telomerase is an enzyme that adds Nucleotides to Telomeres, effectively extending them. So Inhibiting Telomerase effectively limits the lifespan of Cancer cells.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9680092

These Papers explain Telomerase in Aging

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4734847/

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3901610/

hTERT is one of the most important Targets in this Research. This Paper explains how using hTERT, Human Cells can be Immortalized

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3449956/

These Papers explain the role of hTERT in Telomerase function and Cancer

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19127107

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16508638

This paper explains the roles of hTR and hTRT in Telomerase function and Cell Immortality

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9398860

This paper explains a Molecule called Cycloastragenol, which has been shown to activate Telomrase

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25095809

This Paper shows how Cycloastragenol can supress Lung Damage

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3597721/=

These Papers explain Telemorization, which has been shown to create Immortal Cells

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12816049

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2743981/

Antisense means, having a sequence of nucleotides complementary to (and hence capable of binding to) a coding sequence, which may be either that of the strand of a DNA double helix that undergoes transcription, or that of a messenger RNA molecule. Something that can do this is called an Antisense Agent. Examples are 2-MOE and 2-5A, here is a book about Antisense Drug Technology

https://books.google.com/books?id=IW0d45XJzy8C&pg=PA30&lpg=PA30&dq=antisense+agent+2-moe&source=bl&ots=_MfxyTo4t6&sig=xendqw0qe6WkSx0Wn2HOGVXAWww&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjftLaFyYrPAhWEOT4KHf6FDvEQ6AEIIzAB#v=onepage&q=antisense%20agent%202-moe&f=false

Here are some Papers that explain Antisense in Cancer Treatment

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12489851

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12867066

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14663487

Another important factor in all of this is a new field of Research known as Epigenetics. Epigenetics shows that your DNA can actually change based on different factors, and these changes in DNA over the course of your life can actually be passed down.

Here are some Papers that give an Overview of Epigenetics

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1392256/

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2791696/

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3752894/

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20944598

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3035853/

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3134032/

And most Medical Research is focused on DNA at the moment, so Regular Doctors and Oncologists, etc, will be more willing and ready to look into things like this than anything else. But unlike the research I posted over the last couple of days, none of this is going to wake anyone up from a Coma or fix anyone's Brain.

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