[extropy-chat] Scientists create 'miracle mice' that

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I was reading in the article that the cells live and die faster in these mice and yet they said this could mean that the mice live longer. This seems counter-intuitive. Joao's post seems to indicate that they may be shorter lived. This isn't my area of expertise. Can anyone sort out this contradiction?  
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  From: Rafal Smigrodzki 
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  I'll try to post my impressions during and after the conference - I am looking forward to meeting Fahy, West, Campisi and all the other warriors for longevity :)

  Rafal

   
  On 8/30/05, Joao Magalhaes <jpnitya at verizon.net> wrote: 
    It's not impossible, considering the already proven capacity for
    regeneration of MRL mice. I should point out, however, that MRL mice, 
    despite their regenerative capacity, appear to be short-lived (Ellen
    Heber-Katz, pers. comm.). So regenerative potential alone, despite it's
    great impact for human medicine, is not necessarily related to aging. More 
    detailed aging studies in these animals are needed, though.

    Yes, that's the conference Aubrey is organizing.

    Cheers,

    Joao

    At 01:28 PM 30/8/2005, you wrote:
    >It sounds bogus--too good to be true--to me, but 
    >here's the link to the full times article.
    >
    >Also, I noticed this from the article:
    >
    >"Details of the research will be presented next week
    >at a scientific conference on ageing, Strategies for 
    >Engineered Negligible Senescence, at Cambridge
    >University."
    >
    >Aubrey de Grey's bailiwick, right?
    >
    >http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,176-1754008,00.html 
    >
    >Best, Jeff Davis
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