Freezing organs is relatively easy, but thawing them is a challenge. “We show that vitrified kidneys can be cryogenically stored (up to 100 days) and successfully recovered by nanowarming to allow transplantation and restore life-sustaining full renal function in nephrectomized […]
“It used to be that if researchers needed obese rats for a study, they would just add fat to normal rodent chow, but it turns out that it takes a long time for rats to become obese on this diet…” | learn […]
This 2017 interview with UC Berkeley researchers Mike and Irina Conboy clears up some of the popular misconceptions around young blood and aging. You may have heard of their study that stitched together and old and young rat to learn […]
“Normally, senescent cells can still metabolize, which can lead to some of the damaging affects of aging. But naked mole rats are able to inhibit that metabolism, contributing to their longevity and resistance to aging.” |learn more