X-Message-Number: 13933 Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 11:11:07 -0400 From: James Swayze <> Subject: Found cloning cell age info References: <> In regards my earlier post regarding cloning producing younger animals and thus cells. I found the information as it was posted here on cryonet. I'll bet someone already did the same, but I would know having not recieved tuesdays cryonet. :( CryoNet wrote: > #13651: Is cloning key to fountain of youth? [Bryan Hall] > #13652: Cloning Produces Unnaturally Young Cattle [Jan Coetzee] > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message #13651 > Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2000 12:56:58 -0700 > From: Bryan Hall <> > Subject: Is cloning key to fountain of youth? > > April 27 MSNBC reports: Cloning could offer a key to the fountain of > youth, say scientists whose six cloned cows show signs of being younger > than their chronological ages. Their cloning method appears to have > reversed the aging process of cells, opening the door to creating organs > that are nearly immortal for use in transplants, they said Thursday. > > Read the full story here: > http://www.msnbc.com/news/400436.asp > > -Bryan > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message #13652 > Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2000 17:37:00 -0400 > From: Jan Coetzee <> > Subject: Cloning Produces Unnaturally Young Cattle > > Report: Cloning Produces Unnaturally Young Cattle > > By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Correspondent > > WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists who cloned six cows said on Thursday > the animals show > signs of being even younger than their chronological ages, and said this > could mean cloning > technology offers a true fountain of youth. > > The cloning process seemed to have literally turned back the aging clock > in the cells of the six > heifers. > > The researchers said it might be possible to use cloning to create > organs that are nearly immortal > for use in transplants, or tissue lines to treat diseases of aging such > as Alzheimer's, arthritis and > heart disease. > > ``Not only were we able to clone calves ... but these animals appear to > have cells younger than > their chronological age,'' Robert Lanza of Advanced Cell Technology, > Inc., who led the study, > said in a telephone interview. > > Clock Gets Reset snip Well, I think that's enough to point those interested in the right direction. James -- "Quod de futuris non est determinata omnino veritas" NOSTRADAMUS 15TH Century Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=13933