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ROLLIN' SAFARI - 'The Waterhole' - Official Trailer

It seems like there's something in the water.
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ROLLIN' SAFARI - 'The Waterhole' - Official Trailer FMX 2013
Zebras enjoying their time at the waterhole get interrupted by an unwelcome intruder.
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How to Slow Aging (and even reverse it)

"I wanna be... forever young!"

Scientists like Prof Sinclair have evidence of speeding up, slowing, and even reversing aging.

What causes aging? According to Professor David Sinclair, it is a loss of information in our epigenome, the system of proteins like histones and chemical markers like methylation that turn on and off genes. Epigenetics allow different cell types to perform their specific functions - they are what differentiate a brain cell from a skin cell. Our DNA is constantly getting broken, by cosmic rays, UV radiation, free radicals, x-rays and regular cell division etc. When our cells repair that damage, the epigenome is not perfectly reset. And hence over time, noise accumulates in our epigenome. Our cells no longer perform their functions well.

To counter this decline, we can activate the body's own defenses against aging by stressing the body. Eat less, eat less protein, engage in intense exercise, experience uncomfortable cold. When the body senses existential threats it triggers longevity genes, which attempt to maintain the body to ensure its survival until good times return. This may be the evolutionary legacy of early bacteria, which established these two modes of living (repair and protect vs grow and reproduce). Scientists are uncovering ways to mimic stresses on the body without the discomfort of fasting. Molecules like NMN also trigger sirtuins to monitor and repair the epigenome. This may slow aging.

Reversing aging requires an epigenetic reset, which may be possible using Yamanaka factors. These four factors can revert an adult cell into a pluripotent stem cell. Prof. Sinclair used three of the four factors to reverse aging in the retinal cells of old mice. He found they could see again after the treatment.

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How to Slow Aging (and even reverse it)
Scientists like Prof David Sinclair have evidence of speeding up, slowing, and even reversing aging. What causes aging? According to Sinclair, it is a loss of information in our epigenome, the system of proteins like histones and chemical markers like methylation that turn on and off genes [...]

Afraid of Technology

A shocking British study of people's fear of technology.
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Afraid of Technology
A British study on why people are afraid of technology

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