Age Reversal in Mice

In Boston, there has been research found to reverse the process of degeneration that comes with age. With the help of the DNA enzyme Telomerase, the DNA is modified so the standard affects of aging (gray hair, infertility, so on so forth) that happens when the telomeres degrade from the end of chromosomes is prevented.
The study was conducted on mice - sick mice to be exact. These mice had improved brain function, their sense of smell returned, and their fertility "regained". Basically, aged tissues have a sense of restoration, which brings the hope of regaining "age".


This article was very intriguing because this provides a huge breakthrough in terms of age restoration. The experiment was definitely not designed for humans, but the concept and idea of the process could spur on many other developments, like as one of the articles suggest, developing a drug to reactivate the telomerase enzyme, recapping the chromosome ends which would restore function in the dead areas of organs.

http://gizmodo.com/5701151/eternal-youth-potion-discovered
http://pagingdrgupta.blogs.cnn.com/2010/11/29/aging-partially-reversed-in-mice-are-humans-next/?hpt=Sbin