Telomeres might be the fountain of youth ???

[Quasar44]

They re a vital structure on a cell
. They’re kind of like a clock that are pre-programmed for a set number of cycles .
When the cycles run out- the cell dies .
They get shorter each cycle .

Biochemistry microbiologist also know they play a vital role in cancer cells

Eventually , humans will be able to slow this process down and thus you could live many decades at any age you want

 

[Quasar44]

This will be possible later this century
You could live many decades at age 33

 

[Crepitus]

They re a vital structure on a cell
. They’re kind of like a clock that are pre-programmed for a set number of cycles .
When the cycles run out- the cell dies .
They get shorter each cycle .

Biochemistry microbiologist also know they play a vital role in cancer cells

Eventually , humans will be able to slow this process down and thus you could live many decades at any age you want

They been talking about that for a decade but nothing has come of it.


And remember that "fountain of youth" technology is gonna be for rich people only anyway so don't get too excited.