Always go to the source. Do not rely on fear, but on reason and information to make decisions.
This video, and the article upon which the "young blood" part of the video is based has nothing to do with Adrenochrome. It has nothing to do with drinking blood, or torturing children, or anything of that nature, not even by the wildest extension. It has to do with a BMP (bone morphogenic protein, the same class of proteins that guide development, repair, etc.) that has an age related concentration variance in the blood. The paper also shows how that variance can affect age related phenotypes and disease. In other words, this paper (and report) are about a protein, not about blood (though they used mouse blood in their exploration).
Science is not inherently voodoo. Loose associations you do not understand are not necessarily connections of intent. People use good tools and knowledge for evil means. That does not make tools and knowledge bad, it makes people who use them for evil purposes bad.
BMPs are a class of protein. The first protein of this class was found in an experiment that was looking at bone remodeling, thus why it was called "Bone morphogenic." Many things in biology are given names based on the first place they are found and later learned to have a much broader scope. There are many different types of BMPs, most having nothing to do with stimulation of bone stem cells.
Regardless, yes, their experiment uses blood transfusions in mice. This is not a bad thing. We use blood transfusions all the time. Millions of lives have been saved because of this tool. In this case it was done to attempt to isolate the factor IN the blood that was causing the perceived phenotypes. They found that factor to be the BMP protein GDF-11.
This isolation of factors allows for future experiments to determine why GDF-11 causes a reduction in aging related phenotypes, and allows for potential therapies WITHOUT the need for transfusions, i.e. we can create the protein through more ethically favorable methodologies.
Of note, one of my graduate school professors (Hari Reddi) was the person who first isolated a protein of this class and named it a BMP. He was not the best teacher ever, but he taught us all about his experiment. It was later found to be an entire class of proteins. He said the name he gave it was regrettable.
Always go to the source. Do not rely on fear, but on reason and information to make decisions.
This video, and the article upon which the "young blood" part of the video is based has nothing to do with Adrenochrome. It has nothing to do with drinking blood, or torturing children, or anything of that nature, not even by the wildest extension. It has to do with a BMP (bone morphogenic protein, the same class of proteins that guide development, repair, etc.) that has an age related concentration variance in the blood. The paper also shows how that variance can affect age related phenotypes and disease. In other words, this paper (and report) are about a protein, not about blood (though they used mouse blood in their exploration).
Science is not inherently voodoo. Loose associations you do not understand are not necessarily connections of intent. People use good tools and knowledge for evil means. That does not make tools and knowledge bad, it makes people who use them for evil purposes bad.
Thank you for a rational response.
People freak out about thinks like stem cells, too, but adults can use their own stem cells to rejuvenate. You don't need someone else's.
And you can also wash your blood. Cleanse with UV light or ozone.
I think aging is related to not taking out the trash. Letting gunk develop and build up in your cells.
Negative thoughts included. The body recognizes thoughts and emotions as physical things.
Well put.
BMP's are for bone formation and cartledge. They are talking about blood transfusions in the video. And the idea of 'youth blood' being superior in alleviating ageing, is a new concept for me. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-06-14/young-blood-to-reverse-aging-it-s-quackery-now-but-has-potential They are clearly talking about blood transfusions in the video. And yes - I should be looking at journals. But no.. Nothing in what they are talking about really, is BMP. https://www.simonsfoundation.org/2020/11/10/searching-for-the-secret-of-how-young-blood-rejuvenates-the-brain/
BMPs are a class of protein. The first protein of this class was found in an experiment that was looking at bone remodeling, thus why it was called "Bone morphogenic." Many things in biology are given names based on the first place they are found and later learned to have a much broader scope. There are many different types of BMPs, most having nothing to do with stimulation of bone stem cells.
Regardless, yes, their experiment uses blood transfusions in mice. This is not a bad thing. We use blood transfusions all the time. Millions of lives have been saved because of this tool. In this case it was done to attempt to isolate the factor IN the blood that was causing the perceived phenotypes. They found that factor to be the BMP protein GDF-11.
This isolation of factors allows for future experiments to determine why GDF-11 causes a reduction in aging related phenotypes, and allows for potential therapies WITHOUT the need for transfusions, i.e. we can create the protein through more ethically favorable methodologies.
Of note, one of my graduate school professors (Hari Reddi) was the person who first isolated a protein of this class and named it a BMP. He was not the best teacher ever, but he taught us all about his experiment. It was later found to be an entire class of proteins. He said the name he gave it was regrettable.