They are performing the same blood-swapping mouse trials that they did back in 2005, I believe. Back then, it revealed that taking the blood from an old, senile mouse who could not make it through the maze and swapping it with a young quick mouse who could run the maze had a transformative effect for both of them. It resulted in this:
The old mouse became rejuvenated and was now able to quickly run the maze. The young mouse became sickly and could no longer run the maze. They determined that an ingredient in the young blood which they named GDF11 (Growth Differentiation Factor 11) was the ingredient that made the difference. They determined it acted as a fountain of youth if given to an aging mouse. Old blood, on the other hand was severely damaging to the young mouse for which it never recovered.
Apparently, this 'Youth Hormone' is only produced in the young and starts fading off after the teenage years.
When I first read the original medical study about this 'blood swapping' or 'Parabiosis' horror back 18 years ago and knew then that if it translated to humans (it does) it would create a huge child blood slave industry where children would be kidnapped and kept for their blood.
They are performing the same blood-swapping mouse trials that they did back in 2005, I believe. Back then, it revealed that taking the blood from an old, senile mouse who could not make it through the maze and swapping it with a young quick mouse who could run the maze had a transformative effect for both of them. It resulted in this:
The old mouse became rejuvenated and was now able to quickly run the maze. The young mouse became sickly and could no longer run the maze. They determined that an ingredient in the young blood which they named GDF11 (Growth Differentiation Factor 11) was the ingredient that made the difference. They determined it acted as a fountain of youth if given to an aging mouse. Old blood, on the other hand was severely damaging to the young mouse for which it never recovered.
Apparently, this 'Youth Hormone' is only produced in the young and starts fading off after the teenage years.
When I first read the original medical study about this 'blood swapping' or 'Parabiosis' horror back 18 years ago and knew then that if it translated to humans (it does) it would create a huge child blood slave industry where children would be kidnapped and kept for their blood.
Boy was I correct.
The worst kind of correct. 🐇😢