Genetically modified stem cells extend lifespan of mice by 20 per cent
Genetically modified blood stem cells are being studied as possible treatments for cancer ageing
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A genetic modification has been discovered that protects mice against cancer allows them to live up to 20 per cent longer. The discovery is especially promising as the benefits can be transferred to ordinary mice by a single transplant of blood stem cells.
“It was a big surprise,” says Che-Kun James Shen at Taipei Medical University in Taiwan. “So far, we have not found any negative side effects.”
Shen says his team is already collaborating …