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- KrayzieKyd, on 11/16/2008, -3/+46But can we still teach them old tricks?
- arrogantprick, on 11/16/2008, -1/+42We humans are next, baby!
- Flappy3, on 11/16/2008, -1/+38But will they fit in mailboxes?
- Zeitgeister, on 11/16/2008, -0/+22Higher risk of cancers vs an active old age, might be a tricky one. Still, I bet they have no trouble finding volunteers for human trials.
- SweetChinMusic, on 11/16/2008, -0/+19New tricks?
- duckley, on 11/16/2008, -0/+19Just strengthening muscles does not address many other issues, such as weakened bone structure due to osteoporosis, etc.
How would you like your old dog to constantly break his own bones?
There are hundreds of inter-related issues in aging and longevity treatment.
It will be interesting to see what happens... - diggdong, on 11/16/2008, -2/+21i hate people who put clothes on their dogs.
- lil666jrkatz, on 11/16/2008, -1/+19finally my dog can look like this:
http://www.bestpicever.com/pics/pic_31056400118365 ... - bchristie, on 11/16/2008, -1/+14Recent scientific progressive developments in biology and medicine are truly spectacular.
To all the skeptics and naysayers who warn us against tinkering with nature: Give it a rest. Nature really isn't so kind or benevolent. She is rather a ruthless, albeit prolific, taskmaster. It's our lives to live and explore in the best ways we can.
So, stop cowering. Tinker on! - Paulorific, on 11/16/2008, -1/+14How cool would it be to have a 40 year old dog?
- nomasteryoda, on 11/16/2008, -1/+13This is how Fido becomes a werewolf...
Think about it!! - Paulorific, on 11/16/2008, -2/+12Well I think it would be cool. :(
- inactive, on 11/16/2008, -2/+11Well, it'd be nice to keep your dog a lifetime.
Except the effects of it would cause millions upon millions of deaths.
We can't even get people to not breed substandard dogs. Forget spaying or neutering, we can't even get people to not have a dog with a strong history of cancer and hip displasya, that doesn't correspond at all to its breed standard, reproduce with another dog with the same problems. This doesn't always happen by accident, they'll even place an ad in the paper and offer money to do this.
People in general are extremely irresponsible when it comes to dogs and cats. - k3rfuffl3, on 11/16/2008, -1/+10There are a lot of things which used to be considered weird... like women showing their ankles and black people voting. Definitions of "right" and "wrong" are primitive concepts which don't stand up to the test of time if they aren't connected with seemingly objective reality.
- chrisinsocalif, on 11/16/2008, -3/+10I plan to live forever....so far so good. Now my dog can stay with me.
- GeckoSlayer, on 11/16/2008, -0/+7br...brai... BRAINS. must.. eat brains..
- phpld, on 11/16/2008, -0/+6Next up on digg...
Entire high school football team heard barking like dogs, slobbering, and running on all fours. - Arasaka, on 11/16/2008, -1/+7I hope they find out how AFTER the last baby boomer is dead. They've caused enough trouble already, Imagine if they were around for any longer than they should...
- elipabst, on 11/16/2008, -0/+5I worked in a lab that did research on myostatin (the gene from the article). Guess who one of our collaborators (and coauthor on several papers) was?
Victor Conte....the guy from the Barry Bonds BALCO steroid scandal! - JoeRW, on 11/16/2008, -0/+5I enjoyed that.... peculiarly,
- deadapostle, on 11/16/2008, -0/+5I just give my old dog some cocaine. You should see how lively he is after a bump.
- JoeRW, on 11/16/2008, -1/+6Nature here, telling you to get the ***** out of bed!
- greatgregg, on 11/16/2008, -1/+6From the same story: "Despite the dangers attached to the use of genetic transfer in humans, the professor of physiology is regularly contacted by athletes desperate to use the technology to enhance their performance."
- edealeasy, on 11/16/2008, -0/+4when Genes make my wife "young"?? hahahahaa~~~
- DestroyFascism, on 11/16/2008, -0/+3Yeah, just eat a few rounds of McDonald's, you will never die...(breakdown, rot, compost)
- MWeather, on 11/16/2008, -0/+3I say inject them and yank their Social Security benefits. No reason they can't work now.
- kellenvh, on 11/17/2008, -0/+3Interesting, but duckley makes a good point. The entire body has to be programmed to renew and restore itself more frequently; skin cells, neurons, bones, organs, etc. Having the muscles of 20 year old but the mind and bones of a 90 year old is not my idea of fun. It will be interesting to see what side effects it causes as well.
- Locke23, on 11/16/2008, -0/+3holy...*****...
that dog... will... destroy you. - diggum85, on 11/16/2008, -0/+2My old dog won't wear genes...
- TheBlaligat, on 11/16/2008, -0/+2It only prevents them from aging, not from growing up. There is a very distinct difference.
- charlottehughes, on 11/16/2008, -0/+2but would we have puppy breath?
- ShaneMcDeath, on 11/16/2008, -0/+2Couldn't agree more, bchristie. We've been tinkering with nature since day 1 anyway. People are just get their knickers in a twist because it's starting to get interesting.
- Albumen, on 11/16/2008, -1/+3It's "Pet Sematary"
- ru486, on 11/16/2008, -0/+2Doing this to Humans would only cause Zombies.
- breakaway, on 11/16/2008, -0/+26th Day
- Bith8654, on 11/16/2008, -1/+3Actually dogs are clearly worth less, that's why they are injecting them with weird, untested gene therapy methods that could have disastrous consequences we don't know about. Do you really think these things should be tested on humans first?
- renaultr17, on 11/16/2008, -0/+2There is no engineering of genetic material happening here. This about epigenomics, specifically using medicine to attenuate or amplify the genetic expression of proteins, enzymes, and building blocks of same. In this canine case, levels of the protein Myostatin (formerly known as Growth differentiation factor 8) seem to be reduced by influencing the genes that express the protein and/or components of it. However, no change is affected in the DNA of the genes themselves.
- StriderNemesis, on 11/16/2008, -0/+2I don't think this would allow the pet to live many extra years. There are many aging-related issues, and this treatment only addresses one of them. The only thing that will happen is that you'll still see your dog running around instead of lying down all day when it's old; it's still going to die of being old sooner or later, though.
- Alias1431, on 11/16/2008, -0/+2Resident Evil, here we come!
- vern59, on 11/17/2008, -0/+1@ stevethegreat: your screen name only further implies just how ignorant of an ***** you are.
- TheImaginator, on 11/17/2008, -0/+1Replacement for steroids - cool.
Because I gather there's all sorts of bad things happen to you if you use steroids. - SnesR0X, on 11/16/2008, -0/+1I'm going for it. My dog is getting old and it would kick ass to see her being lively again
- raeveth, on 11/17/2008, -0/+1this is freaky. don't people remember what happened with Dolly...
- DarkWhitty, on 11/16/2008, -0/+1Dunno if u noticed but dogs have much shorter lives
- Dou6, on 11/17/2008, -0/+1I agree with you when it's just for fashion, but I have to put a "sweatshirt" on one of my dogs in the winter because it does not have an undercoat and gets cold.
- MWeather, on 11/16/2008, -0/+1If fear was not a good adviser, it wouldn't have evolved. Fearful people live longer than brave people.
- DarkWhitty, on 11/16/2008, -0/+1It's the "he'll live like a puppy" part that creeps me out
Why would that be creepy...? its just a metaphor for how the dog would be stronger/healther again. If that was not the goal then why would you be treating him/her in the first place.... - flashdrivecoup, on 11/16/2008, -0/+1I am, and it's becoming more awesome by the second.
- mdp8889, on 11/16/2008, -0/+1drink lots of milk??
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