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Wolverine Self-Healing Gene is Found

One Harvard researcher thinks he has found the gene that would enable us to regrow organs and regenerate limbs.

Various genes in our bodies turn on and off and different times over the course of our lives. It is here that scientists are looking for the magical code that would allow us to self-heal.

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George Daley of Harvard Medical School was conducting an identification technique for his lab rats. The procedure included the action of clipping the ears or tips of the toes of the mice. Daley noticed that the ears and toes of these little mice would grow back in a matter of days.The reason for this was because these particular mice had been genetically engineered so that a gene that helps them grow in the womb would continue to work after birth, effectively never turning off.This gene is called Lin28a and by boosting metabolism, it can trick the body into thinking it is younger than it actually is.

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Daley and his team have confirmed that Lin28a can indeed regrow parts of body parts. There are some limitations however.

These limitations were explained in the Scientific American:

“The power of Lin28a appeared to only extend so far. When mice were no longer babies—at five weeks—the scientists were not able to regenerate their limbs, even if the gene was stimulated. And mice with Lin28a activation were never able to repair damage to the heart, suggesting that the protein is not equally effective everywhere in the body.”

So we can conclude that Lin28a does not last forever and it does not work for all body parts. Despite these limitations, there is still hope for finding other genes. The scientists have learnt that bodily healing can be controlled by manipulating metabolic processes and so now they know where to look, they can focus their efforts on finding other genes that might be involoved.Although full limb regeneration may still be way in the future, this discovery certainly brings us one step closer to being able to regenerate like Wolverine.

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SOURCE: http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2013/11/scientists-found-the-wolverine-healing-gene/

:rolleyes: :)

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The key to regeneration is in the Telomeres. Many things can help to repair DNA but one thing that I would like to mention is Melatonin; it's both a sleep aid and a true antioxidant. The older you get, the shorter your Telomeres get which causes aging. Melatonin and other antioxidants help to repair the cellular structure of the body, working on the cells of your body to rid it of free radicals, Vitamine C does similar effects as Melatonin but with less results.

During cell division, enzymes that duplicate DNA cannot continue their duplication all the way to the end of chromosomes. If cells divided without telomeres, they would lose the ends of their chromosomes, and the necessary information they contain. The telomeres are disposable buffers blocking the ends of the chromosomes, are consumed during cell division, and are replenished by an enzyme, telomerase reverse transcriptase.

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Sure, this may not be exactly Wolverine level regenration but it IS anti-aging to a degree. Just thought I would share this. Melatonin is sold nearly everywhere too in case you wanted to try it out, at least in the USA it is.

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What exactly has this to do with SOFTWARE CHAT; this should be in WORLD NEWS..?!

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What exactly has this to do with SOFTWARE CHAT; this should be in WORLD NEWS..?!

Coding and Genes the same thing Bro :lol:

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What exactly has this to do with SOFTWARE CHAT; this should be in WORLD NEWS..?!

Coding and Genes the same thing Bro :lol:

Not everyone understands what you mean when you relate our genes to code but it makes sense.

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The real discover will be to find the way of accelerate the healing.

And to control the acceleration.

And to grow bone claws from the fists.

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