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Can big multinational corporations buy and own rights to what I do with my nose, my liver, my heart, my little right toe? Possibly, because they can buy or license patent rights for many of my genes.  That is the … Continue reading →

The track record of clinical trials involving human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) is worse than miserable.  A dozen years ago, it was thought that for sure by now in 2010 hESCs would be used in all kinds of regenerative medicinal … Continue reading →

This post is about a race between two exponentially-accelerating complexes of processes which I will refer to here as death-stalker and life-prolonger.   I am very concerned about how this race will go in the coming few years, for my life … Continue reading →

A review article published in the February, 9, 2010, issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology points out that a number of herbal remedies may become dangerous when their use is combined with taking certain cardiovascular drugs.  … Continue reading →

Any reader of a vampire novel knows that acquiring the blood of a young person is the secret of a vampire’s eternal youth.  In fact, the essence of being a vampire is a constant quest for such acquisition.  According to … Continue reading →

Do you remember the Monopoly card that says “Go to jail.  Go directly to jail.  Do not pass Go, Do not collect $200?”  Well, imagine that there is a cell reprogramming card that says, say when you land on skin … Continue reading →

In the blog entry The stem cell supply chain – closing the loop for very long lives, I have suggested that it might be possible to re-introduce fully pluripotent stem cells into the body so as to close the loop … Continue reading →

The  responses to my blog posts tell me that many of you readers out there join me in being telomerase life-extension aficionados.  In case you don’t already know about it, you might want to have a look at the Sierra … Continue reading →

This blog is now a year old and represents an accumulation of 232 posts and 270 comments.  My favorite thing seems to be reporting recent research findings in context, providing discussion and a network of citations for understanding how newly-reported … Continue reading →

It seems like scarcely a day goes by now without new telomerase research news items showing up in the popular press, the latest having to do with fish oil.  I mention this news here but my purpose is to make … Continue reading →