In a recent experiment, Ronald DePinho and other researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Institute and Harvard Medical School, created genetically engineered mice that lack the enzyme telomerase. They had several symptoms of aging. The researchers then reactivated the production of the enzyme by a chemical switch in mice and observed a dramatic recovery of their health.
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is not yet clear whether the mechanism would be useful in healthy mice or humans, it is believed that attempts to rejuvenate through the use of telomerase can cause cancer. Anyway, the discovery received wide publicity.
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