Can Switching Off Grim Reaper Gene Allow Humans to Live 500 years?
Scientists around the country are experimenting with the possibility of genetically re-engineering humans to live 500 years. They have started first experimenting with a worm. When a specific enzyme is added to the worm, the gene that causes aging is switched off. The worm lives six times longer than it normally would. In human years, it could expand life to 500 years. The program on yesterday’s “Naked Science” documentary showed how scientists were experimenting with turning off the gene responsible for natural aging. The conclusion is the the grim reaper gene can be switched off in animals and humans, if a specific enzyme is given to the animal in the experiment, in that case, a worm. Basically, genes from a large variety of mammals are being researched to see what are the best qualities each animal has that can be put into a human being to enhance that person by adding genes or switching on or off genes that can be changed “for the better,” as the experiments are emphasizing. One of
