Skip to content

Mice Get Benefits of Dieting Without the Diet

2009 October 18

Discovery News reported earlier this month that scientists were able to remove a single gene to extend the life span and quality of life of female mice.

The most popular diabetes drug in the United States, metformin, targets the same proteins produced by the deleted gene, raising the possibility that millions of people might have been taking a life-extending drug for the last 50 years.

Thankfully, I am not diabetic although I have been warned I am heading that way. So, I don’t have any personal experience to draw upon when it comes to Metformin or other diabetes treatments. But the thing that is very interesting here is the possibility for engineering genetically a more healthy body. I’m not sure how I feel about that – honestly, my attitude would be “Ok, you go first” to the scientists that develop a genetic treatment plan. But, it’s still interesting to think about and discuss the possibilities.

View Comments leave one →
  1. November 1, 2009

    That’s really cool. They’ve been doing so much research on mice, finally something useful has come of it.

  2. November 1, 2009

    That's really cool. They've been doing so much research on mice, finally something useful has come of it.

  3. November 19, 2009

    That is very interesting. People that have been taking this medicine for years are having a longer life span.

  4. November 18, 2009

    That is very interesting. People that have been taking this medicine for years are having a longer life span.

  5. November 19, 2009

    I don’t think this is something that is at the Diabetic Store but it’s amazing the advancements that are being made in the treatment and prevention of diabetes. Thanks for the great article.

  6. November 19, 2009

    I don't think this is something that is at the Diabetic Store but it's amazing the advancements that are being made in the treatment and prevention of diabetes. Thanks for the great article.

  7. November 25, 2009

    Very informative, many will benefit from this.

  8. November 25, 2009

    Very informative, many will benefit from this.

  9. November 25, 2009

    Very informative, many will benefit from this.

  10. December 30, 2009

    Some great useful informations to be absorbed from this post. I have learned a lot of useful things from this post. Thanks a lot for sharing such an interesting and informative post with us. Keep blogging.

  11. December 30, 2009

    Some great useful informations to be absorbed from this post. I have learned a lot of useful things from this post. Thanks a lot for sharing such an interesting and informative post with us. Keep blogging.

  12. germanyflowersgermanyflower permalink
    February 20, 2010

    Really like this website, this really helps and very useful.
    flowers in germany
    Valentines Day Flowers Germany

  13. Anonymous permalink
    April 1, 2010

    Do you have a product you would like to sell with your website? The e-commerce web design solutions offered by Stebbins Media, are exactly what you are looking for.

  14. lawebdesigner permalink
    April 1, 2010

    Do you have a product you would like to sell with your website? The e-commerce web design solutions offered by Stebbins Media, are exactly what you are looking for.

Leave a Reply

Note: You can use basic XHTML in your comments. Your email address will never be published.

Subscribe to this comment feed via RSS

blog comments powered by Disqus